Al-Bayyad
Municipality in South Governorate
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Al-Bayyad (Arabic: البياض, romanized: al-Bayyāḍ) is a municipality in Southern Lebanon, located in Tyre District, Governorate of South Lebanon.
Al-Bayyad
البياض Al-Baiyad | |
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Municipality | |
  Al-Bayyad Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°12′15″N 35°19′42″E | |
| Grid position | 180/290 PAL |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | South Governorate |
| District | Tyre District |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Dialing code | +9617 |
Etymology
E. H. Palmer wrote that the name means "the white spot".[1]
History
In 1881, during the late Ottoman era, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it: "A village, built of stone, with many ruined houses [..], containing about 100 Metawileh, situated on hill-top, surrounded by fig-trees, olives, and arable land; water supplied from cisterns."[2]
They further noted: "There are many ruined houses at this village, and a lintel with three crosses upon it, the centre being the largest. Foundations of rough-hewn stones of some building."[3]
Demographics
In 2014 Muslims made up 99.58% of registered voters in Al-Bayyad. 99.17% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[4]