Kniseh (also Romanized Kanisah, Keniseh) is a village in the
Tyre District
The Tyre District is a district in the South Governorate of Lebanon.
History Ancient history
Founded at the start of the third millennium BC, Tyre originally consisted of a mainland settlement and a modest island city that lay a short distance o ...
,
South Governorate
South Governorate ( ar, الجنوب; transliterated: al-Janub) is one of the governorates of Lebanon. South Lebanon has a population of 500,000 inhabitants and an area of 929.6 km2. The capital is Sidon. The lowest elevation is sea-level ...
of Lebanon, 10 km southeast of
Tyre. Kniseh's most prominent family is ''Souwaydan''
and it is birthplace of
Layal Abboud
Layal Mounir Abboud ( ar, ليال منير عبود, ; is a Lebanese pop singer, folk music entertainer, Sound poetry, sound-Lyric poetry, lyric poet, concert dancer, fit model and Muslim humanitarian.
Born to a musical family in the South Govern ...
.
References
External links
Kneisseh (Tyr) localiban
Populated places in Tyre District
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