Talloussa

Talloussa (طلوسة) is a village in the Marjeyoun District in southern Lebanon.

Talloussa طلوسة
Village
Talloussa Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°14′10.5″N 35°29′06.2″E
Grid position	195/293 PAL
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Nabatieh Governorate
District	Marjeyoun District
Elevation	520 m (1,710 ft)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code	+961

Name

According to E. H. Palmer, the name comes from a personal name.[1]

History

In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it as: "A small village, built of stone, containing about 100 Metawileh, situated on hill-top, and surrounded by arable cultivation, water supplied from cisterns and birket."[2]

During the 2006 Lebanon War, Israeli warplanes killed three civilians belonging to the Mukhtar´s family in the village.[3]

References

1. Palmer, 1881, p. 33
2. Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 90
3. HRW, 2007, p. 101

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.
• HRW (2007). Why They Died: Civilian Casualties in Lebanon During the 2006 War. Human Rights Watch.
• 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

• Talloussa, Localiban
• Survey of Western Palestine, Map 2: IAA, Wikimedia commons