Taalabaya Explained

Official Name:	Taalabaya
Native Name:	تعلبايا
Settlement Type:	Village
Pushpin Map:	Lebanon
Pushpin Label Position:	bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Lebanon
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	Governorate
Subdivision Name1:	Beqaa Governorate
Subdivision Type2:	District
Subdivision Name2:	Zahlé
Unit Pref:	Imperial
Utc Offset:	+2
Timezone Dst:	+3
Coordinates:	33.8169°N 35.8667°W
Elevation M:	910

Taalabaya (Arabic: تعلبايا), is a village located in the Zahlé District of the Beqaa Governorate in Lebanon.

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted Tha'labaya as a Sunni Muslim, Maronite and Christian village in the Beqaa Valley.^[1]

The town of Taalabaya was attacked by PLA insurgents during the Lebanese Civil War; 35 residents were killed.^[2]

Bibliography

• Book: Robinson. E.. Edward Robinson (scholar). Smith. E.. Eli Smith. 1841. Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Boston. Crocker & Brewster. 3.

External links

• Taalabaya, localiban

Notes and References

1. Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 142
2. Web site: 2013 . Lebanon's Legacy of Political Violence . 2023-07-14 . International Center for Transitional Justice.