Aadshit al-Qusayr

Not to be confused with Aadshit al-Shqeif.

Aadshit al-Qusayr عدشيت القصير
Municipality
Map showing the location of Aadchit within Lebanon Map showing the location of Aadchit within Lebanon 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

Aadshit al-Qusayr (Arabic: عدشيت القصير), or simply Aadshit (Arabic: عدشيت), is a municipality in the Marjayoun District in South Lebanon.

Etymology

According to E. H. Palmer, the name Atshis comes from a personal name.

History

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."

Demographics

In 2014 Muslims made up 99.71% of registered voters in Aadshit. 98.84% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.

Bibliography

• 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.
• Guérin, V. (1880). Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine (in French). Vol. 3: Galilee, pt. 2. Paris: L'Imprimerie Nationale.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• 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