Al-Aabbassiyah
Al-Aabbassiyah
العباسيّة Al-'Abbassiyeh | |
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Municipality | |
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| Grid position | 107/151 L |
| Country | File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon |
| Governorate | South Governorate |
| District | Tyre |
| Area | |
| • Land | 6.8 sq mi (18 km2) |
| Elevation | 560 ft (170 m) |
| Time zone | GMT +3 |
Al-Aabbassiyah (Arabic: العباسيّة) is a municipality in the Tyre District in South Lebanon.
Etymology
[edit | edit source]According to E. H. Palmer in 1881, the name Aabbassiyah came from the proper name ‘Abbâs, the uncle of the prophet.[1]
Location
[edit | edit source]Al-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
[edit | edit source]In 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
[edit | edit source]In 2014 Muslims made up 98.86% of registered voters in Al-Aabbassiyah. 97.58% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[4]
Notable people
[edit | edit source]- Houssein Rizk (born 1997), Lebanese footballer[5]
References
[edit | edit source]Bibliography
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Abbassiyeh, LibanVision
- Aabbassiyeh, Localiban
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 1: IAA, Wikimedia commons
