Qoussair, Lebanon

Qoussair, Lebanon القصير
Village
Qoussair, Lebanon Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°17′34″N 35°27′18″E / 33.29278°N 35.45500°ECoordinates: 33°17′34″N 35°27′18″E / 33.29278°N 35.45500°E
Grid position	123/151 L
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Nabatieh Governorate
District	Marjeyoun District
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Dialing code	+961

Qoussair, El Kuseir, (Arabic: القصير‎‎) is a village in the Marjeyoun District in South Lebanon.

Name

According to E. H. Palmer, the name Kuseir means "the little palace."^[1]

History

In 1881, the Palestine Exploration Fund's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it: "A village, built of stone, containing about 300 Metawileh, situated on ridge of hill, surrounded by gardens of figs and olives, and by arable land. Water is obtained from rock-cut cisterns, and running water in the Wady el Hajeir."^[2] They further noted: "There are three caves and a lintel now in use in the village, with a Greek inscription. There are remains of vaults, and the modern houses are built of ancient materials ; several rock-cut cisterns."^[3]

References

1. Palmer, 1881, p. 29
2. Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 89
3. Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 135

Bibliography

• Conder, Claude Reignier; Kitchener, H. H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology. 1. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
• Guérin, Victor (1880). Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine (in French). 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.

External links

• Aadchit (Qoussair), Localiban
• Survey of Western Palestine, Map 2: IAA, Wikimedia commons