Tayr Falsay

Tayr Falsay

طير فلساي
Tayr Falsay طير فلساي
Small Town
	Tayr Falsay
	Coordinates: 33°18′32″N 35°20′53″E / 33.30889°N 35.34806°E
Grid position	113/153 L
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	South Governorate
District	Tyre
Elevation	850 ft (260 m)
Time zone	GMT +3

Tayr Falsay (Arabic: طير فلساي) is a small town in Tyre District in Southern Lebanon, located just south of the Litani river and 14 kilometres northeast of Tyre.

Name

According to E. H. Palmer, the name means the fortress of the scales or small coins flew away.^[1]

History

In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it: "A village built of stone; about 250 Metawileh; on side of hill near the top, with figs and arable land around. There are two springs, and cisterns."^[2]

References

^ Palmer, 1881, p. 33
^ Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 94

Bibliography

External links

Tayr Falsay, Localiban
Survey of Western Palestine, Map 2: IAA, Wikimedia commons

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[1] Palmer, 1881, p. 33

[2] Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 94

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v t e Tyre District, South Governorate
Capital: Tyre
Towns and villages	Aabbassiyeh Aalma ech Chaab Ain Baal Aitit Barish Bayyad Bazourieh Bedias Boustane Borj Ech Chemali Borj Rahal Chamaa Chaitiyeh Chehabiyeh Chehour Chihine Debaal Deir Aames Deir Kifa Deir Qanoun En Nahr Halloussiyeh Hanaouay Jennata Jibbain Jwaya Kneisseh Maarakeh Maaroub Mansouri Majadel Majdel Zoun Mahrouna Marwahin Naqoura Qana Qlaileh Ras al-Ain Rechknanay Selaa Siddikine Srifa Tayr Debba Tayr Falsay Tayr Harfa Toura Yarine Zalloutieh Zibqin
Palestinian refugee camps	El-Buss Burj el-Shemali Rashidieh
Other	Umm al-Amad Ladder of the Tyrians