Bayyad
بياض Biyad | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Bayyad Location within Lebanon | |
| 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 |
Bayyad ( Arabic: بياض) is a village in Southern Lebanon, located in Tyre District, Governorate of South Lebanon.
Origin of name
E. H. Palmer wrote that the name means "the white spot". [1]
History
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
Bibliography
- 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
- Biyad, Localiban
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 2: IAA, Wikimedia commons
Capital:
Tyre | ||
| Towns and villages |
|  |
| Palestinian refugee camps | ||
| Other | ||
Bayyad
بياض Biyad | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Bayyad Location within Lebanon | |
| 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 |
Bayyad ( Arabic: بياض) is a village in Southern Lebanon, located in Tyre District, Governorate of South Lebanon.
Origin of name
E. H. Palmer wrote that the name means "the white spot". [1]
History
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
Bibliography
- 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
- Biyad, Localiban
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 2: IAA, Wikimedia commons
Capital:
Tyre | ||
| Towns and villages |
| |
| Palestinian refugee camps | ||
| Other | ||