Tayr Falsay

Tayr Falsay طير فلساي
Small Town
Tayr Falsay
Coordinates: 33°18′32″N 35°20′53″E
Grid position	113/153 L
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	South Governorate
District	Tyre
Elevation	850 ft (260 m)
Time zone	GMT +3

Tayr Falsay (Arabic: طير فلساي) is a small town in Tyre District in Southern Lebanon, located just south of the Litani river and 14 kilometres northeast of Tyre.

Name

According to E. H. Palmer, the name means the fortress of the scales or small coins.

History

In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it: "A village built of stone; about 250 Metawileh; on side of hill near the top, with figs and arable land around. There are two springs, and cisterns."

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.
• 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

• Tayr Falsay, Localiban
• Survey of Western Palestine, Map 2: IAA, Wikimedia commons