Alman (Arabic: علمان) is a village in the Marjayoun District in South Lebanon.
Alman
علمان | |
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Village | |
  Alman Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°18′09″N 35°28′16″E / 33.30250°N 35.47111°E | |
| Grid position | 124/152 L |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Nabatieh Governorate |
| District | Marjayoun District |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Dialing code | +961 |
Name
editAccording to E. H. Palmer, the name Alman is perhaps from the Arabic form of “a sign-post” or “a mountain”.[1]
History
editIn 1875 Victor Guérin visited, and noted that some houses were built with large stones which appeared ancient.[2]
In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it: "A few houses built of stone on the ruins of a village; they contain about forty Metawileh. The place is situated on the edge of the cliffs above 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]
Demographics
editIn 2014 Muslims made up 88,00% and Christians made up 12,00% of registered voters in Alman. 88,00% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[5]
References
editBibliography
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- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 2: IAA, Wikimedia commons
