Al-Halloussiyah
Al-Halloussiyah
الحلوسية | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
  Al-Halloussiyah | |
| Coordinates: 33°18′29″N 35°19′35″E / 33.30806°N 35.32639°E | |
| Grid position | 111/152 L |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | South Governorate |
| District | Tyre |
| Elevation | 920 ft (280 m) |
| Time zone | GMT +3 |
Al-Halloussiyah (Arabic: الحلوسية) is a municipality in Tyre District in Southern Lebanon, located just south of the Litani river.
Etymology
[edit]According to E. H. Palmer, the name could possibly come from the word for "abundant herbage".[1]
History
[edit]In 1875, Victor Guérin noted: "This village is divided into two quarters, the lower of which is called Hallusiyeh et Thata, and the upper Hallusiyeh el Foka. The latter occupies the summit of a high hill. The houses of both quarters are rudely built: they may contain about 500 Metawileh."[2]
In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it: "A village, built of stone, divided into two quarters, east and west, with [a] Moslem holy place."[3] They further noted: "The only tradition which connects this village with the past is that a wely consecrated to Neby Mohammed is said to have succeeded an ancient church."[4]
Modern era
[edit]In January 1984 Israel soldiers detained the local Imam and five young men from the village. They then used a bulldozer to demolish the Imam’s house.[5]
On 24 July 2006, during the 2006 Lebanon War, 11 civilians, aged 6 to 86 years of age, were killed by Israeli air-strikes. There were no Hezbollah fighters in the village at the time, according to the villagers.[6]
Demographics
[edit]In 2014 Muslims made up 99.56% of registered voters in Al-Halloussiyah. 97.93% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 21
- ^ Guérin, 1880, p. 251; as translated in Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, pp. 91-92
- ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 91
- ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 116
- ^ Tveit, Odd Karsten (2010) Goodbye Lebanon. Israel's First Defeat. Rimal Publication. Translated by Peter Scott-Hansen. ISBN 978-9963-715-03-9 p.68
- ^ HRW, 2007, pp. 110-111
- ^ https://lub-anan.com/المحافظات/الجنوب/صور/الحلوسية/المذاهب/
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.
- Guérin, V. (1880). Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine (in French). Vol. 3: Galilee, pt. 2. Paris: L'Imprimerie Nationale.
- HRW (2007). Why They Died: Civilian Casualties in Lebanon During the 2006 War. Human Rights Watch.
- 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
[edit]- Halloussiyeh, Localiban
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 2: IAA, Wikimedia commons
