For 26 years, the Ishbilia Cinema was a gathering spot in the heart of Saida, a bustling seaside city about 40 kilometres south of Beirut. It was where locals could settle down in thickly padded seats with a bucket of popcorn and lose themselves in the latest Egyptian dramas and Hollywood epics. Opened by Adnan Zibawi in 1980, the cinema was named after the Spanish city of Seville, which was known as Ishbilia while Andalusia was under the rule of the Moors.
Source: Wartime cinema in Saida returns to life – The National