Tayr Debba
Tayr Debba
طير دبّا | |
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Municipality | |
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| Grid position | 176/297 PAL |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | South |
| District | Tyre |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.23 sq mi (5.78 km2) |
| Elevation | 660 ft (200 m) |
| Highest elevation | 1,380 ft (420 m) |
| Time zone | GMT +3 |
Tayr Debba (Arabic: طير دبّا) is a municipality in the Tyre District in the South Governorate of Lebanon, located 7 kilometres east of Tyre and 88 kilometers south of Beirut.[1] Its total land area consists of 578 hectares and its average elevation is 200 meters above sea level.[1] There are two schools, one public and the other private, in Tayr Debba which collectively enrolled a total of 607 students in 2006.[1]
Etymology
[edit | edit source]According to E. H. Palmer, Teir Dubbeh means "the fortress of the bear".[2]
History
[edit | edit source]In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it: "A village built of stone, containing 250 Metawileh, situated on a ridge surrounded by olives and fig-trees and arable land. There are three cisterns in the village."[3]
Tayr Debba is the hometown of the Hezbollah commander Imad Mughniyeh, who was assassinated in 2008.[4]
Demographics
[edit | edit source]In 2014 Muslims made up 99.61% of registered voters in Tayr Debba. 98.57% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[5]
Notable people
[edit | edit source]- Mohamad Haidar (born 1989), Lebanese footballer[6]
- Imad Mughniyeh, former Hezbollah member
- Jihad Mughniyah, former Hezbollah member
- Ali Bahsoun, former Hezbollah member[7]
References
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- ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 11
- ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 51
- ^ Killed Hezbollah Man Revered in Hometown. Associated Press. 2008-02-10. Retrieved on 2016-09-26.
- ^ https://lub-anan.com/المحافظات/الجنوب/صور/طير-دبا/المذاهب/
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Bibliography
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 1: IAA, Wikimedia commons
