Alman, Marjeyoun

Alman
علمان
Village
Map showing the location of Adaisseh within Lebanon
Alman

Location within Lebanon

Coordinates: 33°18′09″N 35°28′16″E / 33.30250°N 35.47111°E / 33.30250; 35.47111Coordinates: 33°18′09″N 35°28′16″E / 33.30250°N 35.47111°E / 33.30250; 35.47111
Grid position 124/152 L
Country  Lebanon
Governorate Nabatieh Governorate
District Marjeyoun District
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Dialing code +961

Alman (Arabic: علمان‎‎) is a village in the Marjeyoun District in South Lebanon.

Name

According to E. H. Palmer, the name Alman is perhaps from the Arabic form of “a sign-post” or “a mountain”.[1]

History

In 1875 Victor Guérin visited, and noted that some houses were built with large stones which appeared ancient.[2]

In 1881, the Palestine Exploration Fund's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it: "A few houses built of stone on the ruins of a village; they contain about forty Metawileh. The place is situated on the edge of the cliffs above the Litany River, and is surrounded by a few gardens with figs and olives; there are five rock-cut cisterns and a birket."[3] They further noted: "The present village is built on the ruins of a former town, of which the foundations can be seen. The houses are built with great blocks of ancient appearance. On the north side there is a rock-cut tomb, with roughly-sculptured figures over the entrance: this is called Mugharet ish Shahl."[4]

References

  1. ↑ Palmer, 1881, p. 17
  2. ↑ Guérin, 1880, pp. 276-7
  3. ↑ Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 86
  4. ↑ Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, pp. 108-109

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