Dahieh ( " al-Janubiya", , meaning "the southern suburb") is a predominantly Shia Muslim suburb composed of several towns and municipalities south of Beirut, located in the Baabda District of Lebanon. There is also a minority of coexisting Sunni Muslims, and a Palestinian refugee camp which has 20,000 inhabitants. It is located north of the Rafic Hariri International Airport, with the M51 Freeway that links Beirut to the Airport passing through it. Prior to the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict, Dahieh was a residential and commercial area with malls, stores and souks.