Al-Aabbassiyah
Al-Aabbassiyah
العباسيّة Al-'Abbassiyeh | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
  Al-Aabbassiyah | |
| Coordinates: 33°17′55″N 35°16′59″E / 33.29861°N 35.28306°E | |
| Grid position | 107/151 L |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | South Governorate |
| District | Tyre |
| Area | |
| • Land | 6.8 sq mi (18 km2) |
| Elevation | 560 ft (170 m) |
| Time zone | GMT +3 |
Al-Aabbassiyah (Arabic: العباسيّة) is a municipality in the Tyre District in South Lebanon.
Etymology
[edit]According to E. H. Palmer in 1881, the name Aabbassiyah came from the proper name ‘Abbâs, the uncle of the prophet.[1]
Location
[edit]Al-Aabbassiyah is located in the South Governorate, Tyre District. It is 150 m above sea level and 84 kilometers to the southwest of Beirut, the capital city of Lebanon, and 14 km from the center of its district Tyre.
History
[edit]In 1875, Victor Guérin estimated the population to be 600 Metawileh.[2]
In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it as: "A stone-built village, containing 400 Metawileh, built on a ridge, the ground around it is cultivated for barley, etc., and there are groves of figs and olives. The water supply is derived from a large pool to the north, and a good spring built up with masonry, also to the north of the village; there are no antiquities, and only a few cisterns."[3]
Demographics
[edit]In 2014 Muslims made up 98.86% of registered voters in Al-Aabbassiyah. 97.58% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[4]
Notable people
[edit]- Houssein Rizk (born 1997), Lebanese footballer[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 1
- ^ Guérin, 1880, p. 249
- ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 47
- ^ https://lub-anan.com/المحافظات/الجنوب/صور/العباسيه/المذاهب/
- ^ "Houssein Rizk - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
Bibliography
[edit]- Conder, C.R.; Kitchener, H.H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology. Vol. 1. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
- Guérin, V. (1880). Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine (in French). Vol. 3: Galilee, pt. 2. Paris: L'Imprimerie Nationale.
- Palmer, E.H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Arabic and English Name Lists Collected During the Survey by Lieutenants Conder and Kitchener, R. E. Transliterated and Explained by E.H. Palmer. Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
External links
[edit]- Abbassiyeh, LibanVision
- Aabbassiyeh, Localiban
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 1: IAA, Wikimedia commons
