Tayr Falsay Explained

Tayr Falsay
Native Name:طير فلساي
Native Name Lang:ara
Settlement Type:Small Town
Pushpin Map:Lebanon
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Lebanon
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:South Governorate
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Tyre
Unit Pref:Imperial
Elevation M:260
Timezone:GMT +3
Coordinates:33.3089°N 35.3481°W
Grid Position:113/153 L

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

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

History

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]

Bibliography

. Edward Henry Palmer. 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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Notes and References

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