Aadshit al-Qusayr

Not to be confused with Aadshit al-Shqeif.
Aadshit al-Qusayr
عدشيت القصير
Municipality
Map showing the location of Aadchit within Lebanon
Map showing the location of Aadchit within Lebanon
Aadshit al-Qusayr
Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°16′38″N 35°28′51″E / 33.27722°N 35.48083°E / 33.27722; 35.48083
Grid position195/198 PAL
Country Lebanon
GovernorateNabatieh Governorate
DistrictMarjayoun District
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961

Aadshit al-Qusayr (Arabic: عدشيت القصير), or simply Aadshit (Arabic: عدشيت), is a municipality in the Marjayoun District in South Lebanon.

Etymology

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

History

In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it: "a small village, built of mud and stone, containing about 100 Metawileh, situated on a low ridge surrounded by small gardens and olives. The water supply is from four rock-cut cisterns."[2]

Demographics

In 2014 Muslims made up 99.71% of registered voters in Aadshit. 98.84% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[3]

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.
  • Guérin, V. (1880). Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine (in French). Vol. 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.

References

  1. ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 18
  2. ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 86
  3. ^ https://lub-anan.com/المحافظات/النبطية/مرجعيون/عدشيت/المذاهب/