Aabbassiyeh
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Aabbassiyeh
عباسيّة | |
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Town | |
  Aabbassiyeh | |
| 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 |
Aabbassiyeh (
.Name
According to
‘Abbâs, the uncle of the prophet.[1]
Location
Aabbassiyeh 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
In 1875,
Metawileh.[2]
In 1881, the
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]
Notable people
- Houssein Rizk (born 1997), Lebanese footballer[4]
References
Bibliography
- 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
- Abbassiyeh, LibanVision
- Aabbassiyeh, Localiban
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 1: IAA, Wikimedia commons
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