Zalloutieh

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Zalloutieh
الزلوطية
Zallutiyeh
Map showing the location of Zalloutieh within Lebanon
Map showing the location of Zalloutieh within Lebanon
Zalloutieh
Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°06′44″N 35°14′52″E / 33.11222°N 35.24778°E / 33.11222; 35.24778Coordinates: 33°06′44″N 35°14′52″E / 33.11222°N 35.24778°E / 33.11222; 35.24778
Country Lebanon
GovernorateSouth Lebanon Governorate
DistrictTyre District
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Zalloutieh (Arabic: الزلوطية) is a local authority in Southern Lebanon, located in Tyre District, Governorate of South Lebanon. It’s a Sunni Muslim village.

Name[]

According to E. H. Palmer, Kh. Zallûtiyeh means the ruin of pebbles.[1]

History[]

In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) found "large heaps of small stones" at Kh. Zallûtiyeh.[2]

Presently, Zalloutieh is listed as a Lebanese local authority in the Tyre District[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 51
  2. ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 185
  3. ^ Zalloutieh, Localiban

Bibliography[]

  • Conder, C.R.; Kitchener, H.H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology. 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.

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