Bayyad ( ar, بياض ) is a village in Southern Lebanon, located in Tyre District, Governorate of South Lebanon.

Origin of name

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wrote that the name means "the white spot".

History

In 1881, during the late Ottoman era, the PEF's ''Survey of Western Palestine'' (SWP) described it: "A village, built of stone, with many ruined houses . containing about 100 Metawileh, situated on hill-top, surrounded by fig-trees, olives, and arable land ; water supplied from

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s." They further noted: "There are many ruined houses at this village, and a

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with three crosses upon it, the centre being the largest. Foundations of rough-hewn stones of some building."Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p
114
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Localiban *Survey of Western Palestine, Map 2:
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{{Tyre District Populated places in the Israeli security zone 1985–2000 Populated places in Tyre District Shia Muslim communities in Lebanon