Talloussa Explained

Talloussa
Native Name:طلوسة
Native Name Lang:ara
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Lebanon
Pushpin Map Alt:Map showing the location of Rab El Thalathine within Lebanon
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Lebanon
Coordinates:33.2363°N 35.4851°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Nabatieh Governorate
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Marjeyoun District
Elevation M:520
Timezone1:EET
Utc Offset1:+2
Timezone1 Dst:EEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+3
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:+961

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

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]

On 4 March 1992 one SLA member was killed and five wounded in an ambush on the Tallouseh road. The following day the IDF raided the village, searching houses and detaining villagers. UNIFIL lodged a complaint with the Israelis after their observers were prevented from entering the village to inspect condition of residents.[3]

During the 2006 Lebanon War, Israeli warplanes killed three civilians belonging to the Mukhtar´s family in the village.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Palmer, 1881, p. 33
  2. Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 90
  3. Web site: Pro-Israeli militiaman killed in attack.
  4. HRW, 2007, p. 101