Taybeh, Marjayoun
Municipality in Israel, Lebanon
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At-Taybah, Tayibe or Taibeh (Levantine Arabic: طيبة, romanized: Ṭaybeh) is a municipality in the Marjayoun District in south Lebanon.
At-Taybah
طيبة الطيبة (مرجعيون) | |
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Municipality | |
Hezbollah posters in At-Taybah after the 2006 Lebanon War | |
  At-Taybah Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°16′35″N 35°31′14″E | |
| Grid position | 198/297 PAL |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Control |  Israel |
| Governorate | Nabatieh Governorate |
| District | Marjayoun District |
| Elevation | 700 m (2,300 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Dialing code | +961 |
Etymology
According to E. H. Palmer, the name Tayibe means "The good, sweet, or wholesome" (about water).[1]
Archaeological site
Et Taibeh | |
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 Interactive map of Tayibe | |
| Alternative name | Et Tayibe |
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| Location | 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of the Litani River |
| History | |
| Periods | Heavy Neolithic |
| Cultures | Qaraoun culture |
| Site notes | |
| Archaeologists | Louis Dubertret and Jacques Cauvin |
| Public access | Unknown |
By the village is a Heavy Neolithic archaeological site of the Qaraoun culture.[2][3]
The site was discovered by Louis Dubertret and materials studied by Jacques Cauvin. Heavy Neolithic materials recovered resembled those from Qaraoun.[3]
History
In 1875, Victor Guérin found here a village with 800 Metualis.[4] He further noted: "Its principal mosque, now in ruins, is built of superb blocks, apparently ancient. It contains in the interior several monolithic columns."[5]
In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) noted here: "There are several sarcophagi and cisterns in the village ; some caves near."[6] They further described it as: "A large well-built village, built of stone, containing about 600 Metawileh and 400 [Sunni] Moslems. The Caimacam has a good house here. There are some figs and olives round the village and arable land; water is supplied from a spring and two birkets."[7]
Modern era
On August 5, during the 2006 Lebanon War, Israeli war-planes killed 3 civilians, aged 2 to 48 years of age. The IDF offered no explanations to the strike.[8]
On 11 August 2024, two Hezbollah fighters were killed by an Israeli airstrike in the village.[9][10] On 6 April 2025, funerals were held in Taybeh for 32 Hezbollah fighters and a Lebanese soldier killed during the war.[11][12][13]
During the first two weeks of April 2026, more than 400 buildings in Taybeh, including a mosque, were destroyed by Israel during its occupation of southern Lebanon.[14]
Demographics
In 2014 Muslims made up 99.61% of registered voters in At-Taybah. 98.27% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[15]
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