Toura
طورا | |
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Small Town | |
Coordinates: 33°17′37″N 35°17′52″E / 33.29361°N 35.29778°E | |
Grid position | 108/151 L |
Country | Lebanon |
Governorate | South Governorate |
District | Tyre |
Elevation | 1,300 ft (400 m) |
Time zone | GMT +3 |
Toura ( Arabic: طورا) is a small town in the Tyre District in South Lebanon, located 9 kilometres northeast of Tyre.
According to E. H. Palmer in 1881, the name Torah comes from "flowing water". [1]
In 1875, Victor Guérin found here 450 Metawileh. He further noted that the village occupied "the summit of a hill entirely covered with fig-trees." [2]
In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it: "A village of mud and stone, situated on the top of a hill, and surrounded by figs, olives, and arable land. There are a spring and cisterns. It contains about 200 Metawileh." [3]
Toura
طورا | |
---|---|
Small Town | |
Coordinates: 33°17′37″N 35°17′52″E / 33.29361°N 35.29778°E | |
Grid position | 108/151 L |
Country | Lebanon |
Governorate | South Governorate |
District | Tyre |
Elevation | 1,300 ft (400 m) |
Time zone | GMT +3 |
Toura ( Arabic: طورا) is a small town in the Tyre District in South Lebanon, located 9 kilometres northeast of Tyre.
According to E. H. Palmer in 1881, the name Torah comes from "flowing water". [1]
In 1875, Victor Guérin found here 450 Metawileh. He further noted that the village occupied "the summit of a hill entirely covered with fig-trees." [2]
In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it: "A village of mud and stone, situated on the top of a hill, and surrounded by figs, olives, and arable land. There are a spring and cisterns. It contains about 200 Metawileh." [3]