Zalloutieh

Zalloutieh
الزلوطية
Zallutiyeh
Map showing the location of Zalloutieh within Lebanon
Zalloutieh

Location within Lebanon

Coordinates: 33°06′44″N 35°14′52″E / 33.11222°N 35.24778°E / 33.11222; 35.24778Coordinates: 33°06′44″N 35°14′52″E / 33.11222°N 35.24778°E / 33.11222; 35.24778
Country  Lebanon
Governorate South Lebanon Governorate
District Tyre District
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Zalloutieh (Arabic: الزلوطية) is a local authority in Southern Lebanon, located in Tyre District, Governorate of South Lebanon.

Name

According to E. H. Palmer, Kh. Zallûtiyeh means the ruin of pebbles.[1]

History

In 1881, the Palestine Exploration Fund's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) found "large heaps of small stones" at Kh. Zallûtiyeh.[2]

Presently, Zalloutieh is listed as a Lebanese local authority in the Tyre District[3]

References

  1. Palmer, 1881, p. 51
  2. Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 185
  3. Zalloutieh, Localiban

Bibliography

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