Taybeh, Marjayoun

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At-Taybah, Tayibe or Taibeh is a municipality in the Marjayoun District in south Lebanon.

At-Taybah
طيبة
الطيبة (مرجعيون)
Municipality
Hezbollah posters in At-Taybah after the 2006 Lebanon War
Hezbollah posters in At-Taybah after the 2006 Lebanon War
Map showing the location of At-Taybah within Lebanon
Map showing the location of At-Taybah within Lebanon
At-Taybah
Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°16′35″N 35°31′14″E / 33.27639°N 35.52056°E / 33.27639; 35.52056
Grid position198/297 PAL
Country Lebanon
GovernorateNabatieh Governorate
DistrictMarjayoun District
Elevation
700 m (2,300 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 Tayibe means "The good, sweet, or wholesome" (about water).[1]

Archaeological site

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Tayibe
Et Taibeh
 
Alternative nameEt Tayibe
Location2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of the Litani River
History
PeriodsHeavy Neolithic
CulturesQaraoun culture
Site notes
ArchaeologistsLouis Dubertret and Jacques Cauvin
Public accessUnknown

By the village is a Heavy Neolithic archaeological site of the Qaraoun culture.[2][3]

The site was discovered by Louis Dubertret and materials studied by Jacques Cauvin. Heavy Neolithic materials recovered resembled those from Qaraoun.[3]

History

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In 1875, Victor Guérin found here a village with 800 Metualis.[4] He further noted: "Its principal mosque, now in ruins, is built of superb blocks, apparently ancient. It contains in the interior several monolithic columns."[5]

In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) noted here: "There are several sarcophagi and cisterns in the village ; some caves near."[6] They further described it as: "A large well-built village, built of stone, containing about 600 Metawileh and 400 [Sunni] Moslems. The Caimacam has a good house here. There are some figs and olives round the village and arable land; water is supplied from a spring and two birkets."[7]

Modern era

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On August 5, during the 2006 Lebanon War, Israeli war-planes killed 3 civilians, aged 2 to 48 years of age. The IDF offered no explanations to the strike.[8]

On 11 August 2024, two people were killed by an Israeli airstrike in the village.[9]

Demographics

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In 2014 Muslims made up 99.61% of registered voters in At-Taybah. 98.27% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[10]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 33
  2. ^ Moore, A.M.T. (1978). The Neolithic of the Levant. Oxford University, Unpublished Ph.D. Thesis. pp. 444–446.
  3. ^ a b L. Copeland; P. Wescombe (1966). Inventory of Stone-Age Sites in Lebanon: North, South and East-Central Lebanon, p. 53. Impr. Catholique. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  4. ^ Guérin, 1880, pp. 268-269
  5. ^ Guérin, 1880, pp. 268-269; as given in Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 139
  6. ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 139
  7. ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 90
  8. ^ HRW, 2007, p. 131
  9. ^ "Two people killed in Israeli attack on Lebanon". Al Jazeera. 11 August 2024.
  10. ^ https://lub-anan.com/المحافظات/النبطية/مرجعيون/الطيبة/المذاهب/

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