Aadchit

Aadchit
عدشيت
Village
Map showing the location of Aadchit within Lebanon
Aadchit
Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°16′38″N 35°28′51″E / 33.27722°N 35.48083°E / 33.27722; 35.48083Coordinates: 33°16′38″N 35°28′51″E / 33.27722°N 35.48083°E / 33.27722; 35.48083
Grid position 195/198 PAL
Country  Lebanon
Governorate Nabatieh Governorate
District Marjeyoun District
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code +961

Aadchit, Atshis, (Arabic: عدشيت‎) is a village in the Marjeyoun District in South Lebanon.

Name

According to E. H. Palmer, the name Atshis comes from a personal name.[1]

History

In 1881, the Palestine Exploration Fund'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."[2]

References

  1. ↑ Palmer, 1881, p. 18
  2. ↑ Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 86

Bibliography

  • Conder, C.R.; 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, V. (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.
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