Odaisseh on:
[Wikipedia]
[Google]
[Amazon]
Odaisseh ( ar, العديسة / BGN: Aadaïssé /
137
/ref> In 1881, SWP found at the village (which it called ''Odeitha et Tahtâ'') "
Aadaysseh
Localiban *Survey of Western Palestine, Map 2
IAAWikimedia commons
{{Marjeyoun District Populated places in the Israeli security zone 1985–2000 Populated places in Marjeyoun District Shia Muslim communities in Lebanon
ISO 233
The international standard ISO 233 establishes a system for romanization of Arabic and Syriac. It was supplemented by ISO 233-2 in 1993.
1984 edition
The table below shows the consonants for the Arabic language.
ISO 233-2:1993
ISO 233-2: ...
: ; also ''Adaisseh'', , and other spellings
Other often refers to:
* Other (philosophy), a concept in psychology and philosophy
Other or The Other may also refer to:
Film and television
* The Other (1913 film), ''The Other'' (1913 film), a German silent film directed by Max Mack
* The Oth ...
) is a village in South Lebanon
Southern Lebanon () is the area of Lebanon comprising the South Governorate and the Nabatiye Governorate. The two entities were divided from the same province in the early 1990s. The Rashaya and Western Beqaa Districts, the southernmost distric ...
. It is located close to the Blue Line border with Israel, opposite the Israeli kibbutz
A kibbutz ( he, קִבּוּץ / , lit. "gathering, clustering"; plural: kibbutzim / ) is an intentional community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture. The first kibbutz, established in 1909, was Degania. Today, farming h ...
of Misgav Am
Misgav Am ( he, מִשְׂגַּב עָם, ''lit.'' Fortress of the People) is a kibbutz in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel. Located close to the border with Lebanon, facing the Lebanese town of Odaisseh, and near the Israeli town of Kiryat ...
.Name
According toE. H. Palmer
Edward Henry Palmer (7 August 184010 August 1882), known as E. H. Palmer, was an England, English oriental studies, orientalist and explorer.
Biography
Youth and education
Palmer was born in Green Street, Cambridge the son of a private schoo ...
, the name ''Odeithat et Tahta'' means "the lower ’Odeitha".
History
Ottoman period
Just north of Odaisseh is a place formerly called Odeitha el Foka''. In 1875,Victor Guérin
Victor Guérin (15 September 1821 – 21 Septembe 1890) was a French intellectual, explorer and amateur archaeologist. He published books describing the geography, archeology and history of the areas he explored, which included Greece, Asia Mino ...
described it as "an elevated plateau crowned with the ruins of a small fort of rectangular form, measuring forty paces long by thirty broad. It is in rubble work, with an external casing of regular stones of small size, and is divided in the interior into several compartments." In 1881, the PEF's ''Survey of Western Palestine'' (SWP) found here: "A ruined Saracenic
file:Erhard Reuwich Sarazenen 1486.png, upright 1.5, Late 15th-century Germany in the Middle Ages, German woodcut depicting Saracens
Saracen ( ) was a term used in the early centuries, both in Greek language, Greek and Latin writings, to refer ...
building with one cistern
A cistern (Middle English ', from Latin ', from ', "box", from Greek ', "basket") is a waterproof receptacle for holding liquids, usually water. Cisterns are often built to catch and store rainwater. Cisterns are distinguished from wells by t ...
."Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p137
/ref> In 1881, SWP found at the village (which it called ''Odeitha et Tahtâ'') "
cistern
A cistern (Middle English ', from Latin ', from ', "box", from Greek ', "basket") is a waterproof receptacle for holding liquids, usually water. Cisterns are often built to catch and store rainwater. Cisterns are distinguished from wells by t ...
s and several lintel
A lintel or lintol is a type of beam (a horizontal structural element) that spans openings such as portals, doors, windows and fireplaces. It can be a decorative architectural element, or a combined ornamented structural item. In the case of w ...
s." It further described it as "A village, built of stone, containing about 250 Metawileh
Lebanese Shia Muslims ( ar, المسلمون الشيعة اللبنانيين), historically known as ''matāwila'' ( ar, متاولة, plural of ''mutawālin'' ebanese pronounced as ''metouali'' refers to Lebanese people who are adherents ...
, situated in valley surrounded by arable land. A market is held here one day each week. Water supply from spring in village, spring near, and several cisterns
A cistern (Middle English ', from Latin ', from ', "box", from Greek ', "basket") is a waterproof receptacle for holding liquids, usually water. Cisterns are often built to catch and store rainwater. Cisterns are distinguished from wells by t ...
."
21st century
The village was the site of the 2010 Lebanon–Israeli border clash, when Israeli and Lebanese forces engaged in cross-border combat. Some Israeli shells hit the village during the fighting.
Notable people
*Hussein Amine
Hussein Hassan Amine ( ar, حسين أمين; born 15 March 1985) is a Lebanese former footballer who played as a defender for Ansar, Akhaa Ahli Aley, and the Lebanon national team.
Starting from 2002, Amine played for Lebanese Premier League ...
(born 1985), Lebanese footballer
* Hussein Monzer
Hussein Ali Monzer ( ar, حسين علي منذر, ; born 20 March 1997) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Shabab Sahel.
Club career
On 24 May 2023, Monzer joined Shabab Sahel on a five-year contract.
Internatio ...
(born 1997), Lebanese footballer
References
Bibliography
* * *External links
Aadaysseh
Localiban *Survey of Western Palestine, Map 2
IAA
{{Marjeyoun District Populated places in the Israeli security zone 1985–2000 Populated places in Marjeyoun District Shia Muslim communities in Lebanon