Odaisseh (Arabic: العديسة / BGN: Aadaïssé / ISO 233: Al `Udaysah; also Adaisseh, Adessé, Odeissé and other spellings) is a village in South Lebanon.[1] It is located close to the Blue Line border with Israel, opposite the Israeli kibbutz of Misgav Am.[2]
Odaisseh
العديسة | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Odaisseh | |
  Odaisseh Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°15′15″N 35°32′33″E / 33.25417°N 35.54250°E | |
| Grid position | 201/295 PAL |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Nabatieh Governorate |
| District | Marjeyoun District |
| Elevation | 700 m (2,300 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Dialing code | +961 |
| Website | https://odaisseh.com/ |
Name edit
According to E. H. Palmer, the name Odeithat et Tahta means "the lower ’Odeitha".[3]
History edit
Ottoman period edit
Just north of Odaisseh is a place formerly called 'Odeitha el Foka. In 1875, Victor Guérin described it as "an elevated plateau crowned with the ruins of a small fort of rectangular form, measuring forty paces long by thirty broad. It is in rubble work, with an external casing of regular stones of small size, and is divided in the interior into several compartments."[4] In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) found here: "A ruined Saracenic building with one cistern."[5]
In 1881, SWP found at the village (which it called Odeitha et Tahtâ) "cisterns and several lintels."[5] It further described it as "A village, built of stone, containing about 250 Metawileh, situated in valley surrounded by arable land. A market is held here one day each week. Water supply from spring in village, spring near, and several cisterns."[6]
21st century edit
The village was the site of the 2010 Lebanon–Israeli border clash, when Israeli and Lebanese forces engaged in cross-border combat. Some Israeli shells hit the village during the fighting.
Notable people edit
- Hussein Amine (born 1985), Lebanese footballer[7]
- Hussein Monzer (born 1997), Lebanese footballer[8]
References edit
- ^ "الرئيسية". Odaisseh. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
- ^ "Israel returns fire, four Lebanese reported dead," Haaretz, August 4, 2010.
- ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 31
- ^ Guérin, 1880, p. 271; as given in Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 137
- ^ a b Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 137
- ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 89
- ^ "Hussein Amine - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
- ^ "Hussein Monzer - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
Bibliography edit
- Conder, C.R.; Kitchener, H.H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology. Vol. 1. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
- Guérin, V. (1880). Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine (in French). Vol. 3: Galilee, pt. 2. Paris: L'Imprimerie Nationale.
- 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 edit
- Aadaysseh, Localiban
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 2: IAA, Wikimedia commons
