Tayr Debba

Tayr Debba (Arabic: طير دبّا) is a small town 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
Town
Tayr Debba is located in Lebanon
Tayr Debba
Tayr Debba
Coordinates: 33°16′27″N 35°16′43″E
Grid position176/297 PAL
Country Lebanon
GovernorateSouth
DistrictTyre
Area
 • Total2.23 sq mi (5.78 km2)
Elevation
700 ft (200 m)
Highest elevation
1,380 ft (420 m)
Time zoneGMT +3

Name

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]

Notable people

References
  1. "Tayr Debba". Localiban. Localiban. 26 April 2008. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  2. Palmer, 1881, p. 11
  3. Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 51
  4. Killed Hezbollah Man Revered in Hometown. Associated Press. 2008-02-10. Retrieved on 2016-09-26.
  5. "Mohamad Haidar - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 23 November 2020.

Bibliography
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