Alman, Marjeyoun
Alman
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| Dialing code | +961 |
Alman (
South Lebanon
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Name
According to E. H. Palmer, the name Alman is perhaps from the Arabic form of “a sign-post” or “a mountain”.[1]
History
In 1875 Victor Guérin visited, and noted that some houses were built with large stones which appeared ancient.[2]
In 1881, the
Litany River, and is surrounded by a few gardens with figs and olives; there are five rock-cut cisterns and a birket."[3] They further noted: "The present village is built on the ruins of a former town, of which the foundations can be seen. The houses are built with great blocks of ancient appearance. On the north side there is a rock-cut tomb, with roughly-sculptured figures over the entrance: this is called Mugharet ish Shahl."[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
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 2: IAA, Wikimedia commons
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