Tayr Debba
Municipality in South, Lebanon
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Tayr Debba (Levantine Arabic: طير دبّا, romanized: Ṭayr Debbā) is a municipality in the Tyre District in the South Governorate of Lebanon, located 7 kilometres east of Tyre and 88 kilometers south of Beirut.[1] Its total land area consists of 578 hectares and its average elevation is 200 meters above sea level.[1] There are two schools, one public and the other private, in Tayr Debba which collectively enrolled a total of 607 students in 2006.[1]
Tayr Debba
طير دبّا | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
  Tayr Debba Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°16′27″N 35°16′43″E | |
| Grid position | 176/297 PAL |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | South |
| District | Tyre |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.23 sq mi (5.78 km2) |
| Elevation | 660 ft (200 m) |
| Highest elevation | 1,380 ft (420 m) |
| Time zone | GMT +3 |
Etymology
According to E. H. Palmer, Teir Dubbeh means "the fortress of the bear".[2]
History
In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it: "A village built of stone, containing 250 Metawileh, situated on a ridge surrounded by olives and fig-trees and arable land. There are three cisterns in the village."[3]
Tayr Debba is the hometown of the Hezbollah commander Imad Mughniyeh, who was assassinated in 2008.[4]
Demographics
In 2014 Muslims made up 99.61% of registered voters in Tayr Debba. 99.57% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[5]
Notable people
- Mohamad Haidar (born 1989), Lebanese footballer[6]
- Imad Mughniyeh, former Hezbollah member
- Jihad Mughniyah, former Hezbollah member
- Ali Bahsoun, former Hezbollah member[7]