| Al-Halloussiyah الحلوسية | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
  Al-Halloussiyah | |
| Coordinates: 33°18′29″N 35°19′35″E / 33.30806°N 35.32639°E / 33.30806; 35.32639 | |
| Grid position | 111/152 L |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | South Governorate |
| District | Tyre |
| Elevation | 920 ft (280 m) |
| Time zone | GMT +3 |
Al-Halloussiyah (Arabic: الحلوسية) is a municipality in Tyre District in Southern Lebanon, located just south of the Litani river.
Etymology
According to E. H. Palmer, the name could possibly come from the word for "abundant herbage".
History
In 1875, Victor Guérin noted: "This village is divided into two quarters, the lower of which is called Hallusiyeh et Thata, and the upper Hallusiyeh el Foka. The latter occupies the summit of a high hill. The houses of both quarters are rudely built: they may contain about 500 Metawileh."
In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it: "A village, built of stone, divided into two quarters, east and west, with Moslem holy place." They further noted: "The only tradition which connects this village with the past is that a wely consecrated to Neby Mohammed is said to have succeeded an ancient church."
Modern era
In January 1984 Israel soldiers detained the local Imam and five young men from the village. They then used a bulldozer to demolish the Imam’s house.
On 24 July 2006, during the 2006 Lebanon War, 11 civilians, aged 6 to 86 years of age, were killed by Israeli air-strikes. There were no Hezbollah fighters in the village at the time, according to the villagers.
Demographics
In 2014 Muslims made up 99.56% of registered voters in Al-Halloussiyah. 97.93% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.
References
- Palmer, 1881, p. 21
- Guérin, 1880, p. 251; as translated in Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, pp. 91-92
- Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 91
- Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 116
- Tveit, Odd Karsten (2010) Goodbye Lebanon. Israel's First Defeat. Rimal Publication. Translated by Peter Scott-Hansen. ISBN 978-9963-715-03-9 p.68
- HRW, 2007, pp. 110-111
- https://lub-anan.com/المحافظات/الجنوب/صور/الحلوسية/المذاهب/
Bibliography
- Conder, C.R.; Kitchener, H.H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology. Vol. 1. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
- Guérin, V. (1880). Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine (in French). Vol. 3: Galilee, pt. 2. Paris: L'Imprimerie Nationale.
- HRW (2007). Why They Died: Civilian Casualties in Lebanon During the 2006 War. Human Rights Watch.
- Palmer, E.H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Arabic and English Name Lists Collected During the Survey by Lieutenants Conder and Kitchener, R. E. Transliterated and Explained by E.H. Palmer. Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
External links
- Halloussiyeh, Localiban
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 2: IAA, Wikimedia commons
