Al-Aabbassiyah (Arabic: العباسيّة) is a municipality in the Tyre District in South Lebanon.
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 |
Etymology
editAccording to E. H. Palmer in 1881, the name Aabbassiyah came from the proper name ‘Abbâs, the uncle of the prophet.[1]
Location
editAl-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
editIn 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
editIn 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
- ^ "التوزيع حسب المذاهب للناخبين/ناخبات في بلدة العباسيه، قضاء صور محافظة الجنوب في لبنان".
- ^ "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
