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Tayr Falsay

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Tayr Falsay
طير فلساي
Small Town
Tayr Falsay is located in Lebanon
Tayr Falsay
Tayr Falsay
Coordinates: 33°18′32″N 35°20′53″E / 33.30889°N 35.34806°E / 33.30889; 35.34806
Grid position113/153 L
Country Lebanon
GovernorateSouth Governorate
DistrictTyre
Elevation
850 ft (260 m)
Time zoneGMT +3

Tayr Falsay (Arabic: طير فلساي) is a small town in Tyre District in Southern Lebanon, located just south of the Litani river and 14 kilometres northeast of Tyre.

Name

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

History

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In 1881, the PEF'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

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

Bibliography

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  • Conder, C.R.; Kitchener, H. H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology. Vol. 1. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
  • 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.
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