Ar-Ramadiyah
Ar-Ramadiyah
الرمادية | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
  Ar-Ramadiyah | |
| Coordinates: 33°11′58″N 35°16′33″E / 33.19944°N 35.27583°E | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | South Governorate |
| District | Tyre |
| Elevation | 920 ft (280 m) |
| Time zone | GMT +3 |
Ar-Ramadiyah (Arabic: الرمادية) is a municipality in Tyre District, Governorate of South Lebanon.
Etymology
[edit]According to E. H. Palmer in 1881, the name Rumeidieh means "the ashy or ash-coloured".[2]
History
[edit]In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described Rumeidieh as: " A well-built village, with cisterns, containing about 150 Moslems, surrounded by groves of figs. Water from 'Ain el Kuneiseh."[3]
Demographics
[edit]In 2014, Muslims made up 99.73% of registered voters in Ar-Ramadiyah. 98.91% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Rmadiyeh (archive.org), Localiban
- ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 10
- ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 50
- ^ "التوزيع حسب المذاهب للناخبين/ناخبات في بلدة الرمادية، قضاء صور محافظة الجنوب في لبنان". إعْرَفْ لبنان.
Bibliography
[edit]- 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.
- 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
[edit]- Rmadiyeh (archive.org), Localiban
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 1: IAA, Wikimedia commons
