Aadchit
| Aadchit عدشيت | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Aadchit Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°16′38″N 35°28′51″E / 33.27722°N 35.48083°ECoordinates: 33°16′38″N 35°28′51″E / 33.27722°N 35.48083°E | |
| Grid position | 195/198 PAL |
| Country |
 Lebanon |
| Governorate | Nabatieh Governorate |
| District | Marjeyoun District |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Dialing code | +961 |
Aadchit, Atshis, (Arabic: عدشيت) is a village in the Marjeyoun District in South Lebanon.
Name
According to E. H. Palmer, the name Atshis comes from a personal name.[1]
History
In 1881, the Palestine Exploration Fund's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it: "a small village, built of mud and stone, containing about 100 Metawileh, situated on a low ridge surrounded by small gardens and olives. The water supply is from four rock-cut cisterns."[2]
References
Bibliography
- Conder, Claude Reignier; Kitchener, H. H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology. 1. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
- Guérin, Victor (1880). Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine (in French). 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
- Aadchit (Qoussair), Localiban
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 2: IAA, Wikimedia commons
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