Tayr Felsay (Arabic: طير فلسيه) is a municipality in Tyre District in Southern Lebanon, located just south of the Litani river and 14 kilometres northeast of Tyre.
Tayr Felsay
طير فلسيه | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
  Tayr Felsay | |
| Coordinates: 33°18′32″N 35°20′53″E / 33.30889°N 35.34806°E | |
| Grid position | 113/153 L |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | South Governorate |
| District | Tyre |
| Elevation | 850 ft (260 m) |
| Time zone | GMT +3 |
Etymology
editAccording to E. H. Palmer, the name means the fortress of the scales or small coins.[1]
History
editIn 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it: "A village built of stone; about 250 Metawileh; on side of hill near the top, with figs and arable land around. There are two springs, and cisterns."[2]
Demographics
editIn 2014 Muslims made up 99.61% of registered voters in Tayr Felsay. 98.62% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[3]
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.
- 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- Tayr Falsay, Localiban
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 2: IAA, Wikimedia commons
