Tayr Felsay | |
Native Name: | طير فلسيه |
Native Name Lang: | ara |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
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 Felsay (ar|طير فلسيه) is a municipality in Tyre District in Southern Lebanon, located just south of the Litani river and 14 kilometres northeast of Tyre.
According to E. H. Palmer, the name means the fortress of the scales or small coins.[1]
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]
In 2014 Muslims made up 99.61% of registered voters in Tayr Felsay. 98.62% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[3]
. 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.