Zalloutieh or Az-Zalloutiyah (Arabic: الزلوطية) is a municipality in Southern Lebanon, located in Tyre District, Governorate of South Lebanon.
Zalloutieh
الزلوطية Az-Zalloutiyah | |
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Municipality | |
Coordinates: 33°06′34″N 35°14′51″E / 33.10944°N 35.24750°E | |
Country | Lebanon |
Governorate | South Lebanon Governorate |
District | Tyre District |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Name
editAccording to E. H. Palmer, Kh. Zallûtiyeh means the ruin of pebbles.[1]
History
editIn 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) found "large heaps of small stones" at Kh. Zallûtiyeh.[2]
Demographics
editIn 2014 Muslims made up 100% of registered voters in Zalloutieh. 96.38% of the voters were Sunni 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- Zalloutieh, Localiban
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 3: IAA, Wikimedia commons