Qoussair, Lebanon

Qoussair, El Kuseir, (Arabic: القصير‎) is a village in the Marjeyoun District in South Lebanon.

Qoussair, Lebanon

القصير
Village
Qoussair, Lebanon
Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°17′34″N 35°27′18″E
Grid position123/151 L
Country Lebanon
GovernorateNabatieh Governorate
DistrictMarjeyoun District
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961

Name

According to E. H. Palmer, the name Kuseir means "the little palace."[1]

History

In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it: "A village, built of stone, containing about 300 Metawileh, situated on ridge of hill, surrounded by gardens of figs and olives, and by arable land. Water is obtained from rock-cut cisterns, and running water in the Wady el Hajeir."[2] They further noted: "There are three caves and a lintel now in use in the village, with a Greek inscription. There are remains of vaults, and the modern houses are built of ancient materials ; several rock-cut cisterns."[3]

References
  1. Palmer, 1881, p. 29
  2. Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 89
  3. Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 135

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.
  • 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.
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