Talloussah

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Talloussah (Arabic: طلوسة) is a municipality in the Marjayoun District in southern Lebanon.

Talloussah
طلوسة
Municipality
Map showing the location of Talloussah within Lebanon
Map showing the location of Talloussah within Lebanon
Talloussah
Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°14′10.5″N 35°29′06.2″E / 33.236250°N 35.485056°E / 33.236250; 35.485056
Grid position195/293 PAL
Country Lebanon
GovernorateNabatieh Governorate
DistrictMarjayoun District
Elevation
520 m (1,710 ft)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961

Etymology

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According to E. H. Palmer, the name comes from a personal name.[1]

History

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In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it as: "A small village, built of stone, containing about 100 Metawileh, situated on hill-top, and surrounded by arable cultivation, water supplied from cisterns and birket."[2]

On 4 March 1992 one SLA member was killed and five wounded in an ambush on the Talloussah road. The following day the IDF raided the village, searching houses and detaining villagers. UNIFIL lodged a complaint with the Israelis after their observers were prevented from entering the village to inspect condition of residents.[3]

During the 2006 Lebanon War, Israeli warplanes killed three civilians belonging to the Mukhtar´s family in the village.[4]

Demographics

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As of 2010, the village had approximately 3,017 residents, though only 400 lived in the settlement year round, rising to about 1,100 in the summer months. Most of the remaining population had been displaced by the 2006 Lebanon War and had either settled in the southern suburbs of Beirut or were living abroad.[5] It is unclear how many of the displaced would return in the coming years.

In 2014 Muslims made up 99.77% of registered voters in Talloussah. 98.79% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 33
  2. ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 90
  3. ^ "Pro-Israeli militiaman killed in attack".
  4. ^ HRW, 2007, p. 101
  5. ^ admin (2014-03-28). "Tallousa Village Profile, UNDP, 2010". Civil Society Knowledge Centre. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
  6. ^ https://lub-anan.com/المحافظات/النبطية/مرجعيون/طلوسه/المذاهب/

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