Halloussiyeh

Halloussiyeh (Arabic: حلوسية‎) is a village in Tyre District in Southern Lebanon, located just south of the Litani river.

Halloussiyeh حلوسية
Village
Halloussiyeh
Coordinates: 33°18′29″N 35°19′35″E
Grid position	111/152 L
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	South Governorate
District	Tyre
Time zone	GMT +3

Name

According to E. H. Palmer, the name could possibly come from the word for "abundant herbage".[1]

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."[2]

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 [a] Moslem holy place."[3] 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."[4]

Modern era

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.[5]

References

1. Palmer, 1881, p. 21
2. Guérin, 1880, p. 251; as translated in Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, pp. 91-92
3. Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 91
4. Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 116
5. HRW, 2007, pp. 110-111

Bibliography

• Conder, C.R.; Kitchener, H.H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology. 1. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
• Guérin, V. (1880). Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine (in French). 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