As-Sultaniyah

This article is about the village in southern Lebanon. For other uses, see Sultaniya (disambiguation).
As-Sultaniyah
السلطانية
Village

As-Sultaniyah
Map showing the location of Yater within Lebanon
As-Sultaniyah

Location within Lebanon

Coordinates: 33°12′18″N 35°24′19″E / 33.20500°N 35.40528°E / 33.20500; 35.40528Coordinates: 33°12′18″N 35°24′19″E / 33.20500°N 35.40528°E / 33.20500; 35.40528
Grid position 188/290 PAL
Country  Lebanon
Governorate Nabatieh Governorate
District Bint Jbeil District
Elevation 600 m (2,000 ft)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

As-Sultaniyah (Arabic: السلطانية‎‎) is a village in the Bint Jbeil District, in southern Lebanon, located just north of Tebnine. It was earlier called el Yehudiyeh.

Name

According to E. H. Palmer in 1881, El Yehûdîyeh meant "the Jews" or "Jewish woman."[1]

History

In 1881, it was named el Yehudiyeh, and the Palestine Exploration Fund's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it as: "A small village, containing about 100 Metawileh, situated in a valley, with olives, figs, and arable land. There is a spring and cisterns at the village."[2] They further noted that south of the village was a perennial spring, built up with masonry.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Palmer, 1881, p. 38
  2. ↑ Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 95
  3. ↑ Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 105

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