Bayt Lif
بيت ليف | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 33°8′1″N 35°19′58″E / 33.13361°N 35.33278°E | |
Grid position | 181/282 PAL |
Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Nabatieh Governorate |
District | Bint Jbeil District |
Elevation | 530 m (1,740 ft) |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
Dialing code | +961(7) |
Bayt Lif ( Arabic: بيت ليف) is a village in the Bint Jbeil District in southern Lebanon.
According to E. H. Palmer, the name means "the house of lif" (palm-fibre). [1]
In 1852, Edward Robinson noted that the year before, a quantity of gold coin were found at Beit Lif, which was taken to Beirut and given to the Pasha. He further noted that the people were planting millet and tobacco. [2]
In 1875, Victor Guérin found here a village with 80 Metuali inhabitants. [3]
In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it as: "A village, built of stone, containing about 150 Moslems [..] situated on a hill-top, with a few olives and arable land. Two cisterns and a birket near supply the water." [4]
On 23 November 1997 a South Lebanon Army compound on the edge of the village came under artillery fire. Eight civilians were killed. Amal was believed to be responsible for the shelling. [5]
Bayt Lif
بيت ليف | |
---|---|
Village | |
Coordinates: 33°8′1″N 35°19′58″E / 33.13361°N 35.33278°E | |
Grid position | 181/282 PAL |
Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Nabatieh Governorate |
District | Bint Jbeil District |
Elevation | 530 m (1,740 ft) |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
Dialing code | +961(7) |
Bayt Lif ( Arabic: بيت ليف) is a village in the Bint Jbeil District in southern Lebanon.
According to E. H. Palmer, the name means "the house of lif" (palm-fibre). [1]
In 1852, Edward Robinson noted that the year before, a quantity of gold coin were found at Beit Lif, which was taken to Beirut and given to the Pasha. He further noted that the people were planting millet and tobacco. [2]
In 1875, Victor Guérin found here a village with 80 Metuali inhabitants. [3]
In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it as: "A village, built of stone, containing about 150 Moslems [..] situated on a hill-top, with a few olives and arable land. Two cisterns and a birket near supply the water." [4]
On 23 November 1997 a South Lebanon Army compound on the edge of the village came under artillery fire. Eight civilians were killed. Amal was believed to be responsible for the shelling. [5]