Srobbine, Surubbin, (Arabic: صربين) is a village in the Bint Jbeil District in southern Lebanon.
Srobbine
صربين | |
|---|---|
City | |
  Srobbine Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°9′14″N 35°21′32″E / 33.15389°N 35.35889°E | |
| Grid position | 183/284 PAL |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Nabatieh Governorate |
| District | Bint Jbeil District |
| Elevation | 590 m (1,940 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Dialing code | +961 |
Name edit
According to E. H. Palmer, Surubbin comes from a personal name.[1]
History edit
In 1852, Edward Robinson noted the village (Seribbin) on his travels in the region.[2]
In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it as: "a small stone village, containing about eighty Metawileh, situated on hill-top, with olives and arable cultivation ; springs near, and cisterns and birket."[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.
- Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1856). Later Biblical Researches in Palestine and adjacent regions: A Journal of Travels in the year 1852. London: John Murray.
External links edit
- Srobbine, Localiban
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 4: IAA, Wikimedia commons
