Batoulay باتوليه | |
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Municipality | |
  Batoulay | |
| Coordinates:33°13′29″N35°15′15″E / 33.22472°N 35.25417°E /33.22472; 35.25417 | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | South Governorate |
| District | Tyre |
| Time zone | GMT +3 |
Batoulay (Arabic:باتوليه) (old name:Beit Hulei (meaning "the house of Hûlei"[1]), is a municipality inTyre District,Governorate of South Lebanon.
In 1875Victor Guérin visited the village (which he calledBeit Oula) and described it: "As for the village, it consists of about thirty houses fairly well built and surrounded by a perimeter wall. Some beautifulashlars, remains of an ancient building, are noticed here and there. Its population is 150Metualis. As I walk through it quickly, I observe a pool partly dug in the rock, two presses, also ancient and made in the rock, and asarcophagus still equipped with its lid".[2]
In 1881, thePEF'sSurvey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it as "A village built of stone, with a fewmud houses, containing 100Metawileh, situated on rising ground, surrounded by figs and arable land. There are no ruins of importance; a fewcisterns. The water supply is from 'Ain Furawiyat".[3]
In 2014,Muslims made up 99.49% of registered voters in Batoulay. 99.27% of the voters wereShiite Muslims.[4]
