Tayr Falsay

Tayr Falsay
طير فلساي
Village
Tayr Falsay
Coordinates: 33°18′32″N 35°20′53″E / 33.30889°N 35.34806°E / 33.30889; 35.34806
Grid position 113/153 L
Country  Lebanon
Governorate South Governorate
District Tyre
Elevation 850 ft (260 m)
Time zone GMT +3

Tayr Falsay (Arabic: طير فلساي ) is a village in Tyre District in Southern Lebanon, located just south of the Litani river.

Name

According to E. H. Palmer, the name means the fortress of the scales or small coins.[1]

History

In 1881, the Palestine Exploration Fund's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it: "A village built of stone; about 250 Metawileh; on side of hill near the top, with figs and arable land around. There are two springs, and cisterns."[2]

References

  1. Palmer, 1881, p. 33
  2. Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 94

Bibliography

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