Tayr Felsay


Tayr Felsay is a municipality in Tyre District in Southern Lebanon, located just south of the Litani river and 14 kilometres northeast of Tyre.

Etymology

According to Edward [Henry Palmer|E. H. Palmer], the name means the fortress of the scales or small coins.

History

In 1881, the PEF's PEF [Survey of Palestine|Survey of Western Palestine ] 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."

Demographics

In 2014 Muslims made up 99.61% of registered voters in Tayr Felsay. 98.62% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.