Bayyad (Arabic: بياض) is a village in Southern Lebanon, located in Tyre District, Governorate of South Lebanon.
Bayyad
بياض Biyad | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 33°12′15″N 35°19′42″E / 33.20417°N 35.32833°E | |
Grid position | 180/290 PAL |
Country | Lebanon |
Governorate | South Lebanon Governorate |
District | Tyre District |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Dialing code | +9617 |
Origin of name edit
E. H. Palmer wrote that the name means "the white spot".[1]
History edit
In 1881, during the late Ottoman era, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it: "A village, built of stone, with many ruined houses [..], containing about 100 Metawileh, situated on hill-top, surrounded by fig-trees, olives, and arable land ; water supplied from cisterns."[2]
They further noted: "There are many ruined houses at this village, and a lintel with three crosses upon it, the centre being the largest. Foundations of rough-hewn stones of some building."[3]
References edit
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.
- 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
- Biyad, Localiban
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 2: IAA, Wikimedia commons