Aabbassiyeh

Aabbassiyeh (Arabic: عباسيّة‎) is a village in the Tyre District in South Lebanon.

Aabbassiyeh عباسيّة
Village
Aabbassiyeh
Coordinates: 33°17′55″N 35°16′59″E
Grid position	107/151 L
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	South Governorate
District	Tyre
Time zone	GMT +3

Name

According to E. H. Palmer in 1881, the name Aabbassiyeh came from the proper name ‘Abbâs, the uncle of the prophet.[1]

History

In 1875, Victor Guérin estimated the population to be 600 Metawileh.[2]

In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it as: "A stone-built village, containing 400 Metawileh, built on a ridge ; the ground around it is cultivated for barley, etc., and there are groves of figs and olives. The water supply is derived from a large pool to the north, and a good spring built up with masonry, also to the north of the village ; there are no antiquities, and only a few cisterns."[3]

Notable people

• Houssein Rizk (born 1997), Lebanese footballer[4]

References

1. Palmer, 1881, p. 1
2. Guérin, 1880, p. 249
3. Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 47
4. "Houssein Rizk - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 23 November 2020.

Bibliography

• Conder, C.R.; 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, V. (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

• Aabbassiyeh, Localiban
• Survey of Western Palestine, Map 1: IAA, Wikimedia commons