Abbassiyeh
Municipality in South Governorate, Lebanon
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Abbassiyeh (Arabic: العباسيّة, romanized: al-ʿAbbāssiyyah), also spelled Abbassieh, is a municipality in the Tyre District of South Lebanon.
Abbassiyeh
العباسيّة Al-Aabbassiyah | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
  Abbassiyeh Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°17′55″N 35°16′59″E | |
| Grid position | 107/151 L |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | South Governorate |
| District | Tyre |
| Area | |
| • Land | 6.8 sq mi (18 km2) |
| Elevation | 560 ft (170 m) |
| Time zone | GMT +3 |
Etymology
According to E. H. Palmer in 1881, the name Aabbassiyah came from the proper name ‘Abbâs, the son of Ali ibn Abi Talib.[1]
Location
Abbassiyeh is located in the South Governorate, Tyre District. It is 150 m above sea level and 84 kilometers to the southwest of Beirut, the capital city of Lebanon, and 14 km from the center of its district Tyre.
History
In 1875, Victor Guérin estimated the population to be 600 Metawileh.[2]
In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it as: "A stone-built village, containing 400 Metawileh, built on a ridge, the ground around it is cultivated for barley, etc., and there are groves of figs and olives. The water supply is derived from a large pool to the north, and a good spring built up with masonry, also to the north of the village; there are no antiquities, and only a few cisterns."[3]
Demographics
In 2014 Muslims made up 98.86% of registered voters in Abbassiyeh. 98.58% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[4]
Notable people
- Houssein Rizk (born 1997), Lebanese footballer[5]