Aadshit al-Qusayr
Municipality in Nabatieh Governorate From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aadshit al-Qusayr (Arabic: عدشيت القصير), or simply Aadshit (Arabic: عدشيت), is a municipality in the Marjayoun District in South Lebanon.
Aadshit al-Qusayr
عدشيت القصير | |
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Municipality | |
 Aadshit al-Qusayr Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°16′38″N 35°28′51″E | |
| Grid position | 195/198 PAL |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Governorate | Nabatieh Governorate |
| District | Marjayoun District |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Dialing code | +961 |
Etymology
According to E. H. Palmer, the name Atshis comes from a personal name.[1]
History
In 1875, Victor Guérin found the village to have Metuali inhabitants.[2]
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."[3]
Demographics
In 2014 Muslims made up 99.71% of registered voters in Aadshit. 98.84% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[4]
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