Srobbine

Srobbine
صربين
City
Map showing the location of Yaroun within Lebanon
Srobbine

Location within Lebanon

Coordinates: 33°9′14″N 35°21′32″E / 33.15389°N 35.35889°E / 33.15389; 35.35889Coordinates: 33°9′14″N 35°21′32″E / 33.15389°N 35.35889°E / 33.15389; 35.35889
Grid position 183/284 PAL
Country  Lebanon
Governorate Nabatieh Governorate
District Bint Jbeil District
Elevation 590 m (1,940 ft)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Dialing code +961

Srobbine, Surubbin, (Arabic: صربين ) is a village in the Bint Jbeil District in southern Lebanon.

Name

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

History

In 1852, Edward Robinson noted the village (Seribbin) on his travels in the region.[2]

In 1881, the Palestine Exploration Fund's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it as: "a small stone village, containing about eighty Metawileh, situated on hill-top, with olives and arable cultivation ; springs near, and cisterns and birket."[3]

References

  1. Palmer, 1881, p. 95
  2. Robinson and Smith, 1856, p. 61
  3. Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 203

Bibliography

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