At-Taybah طيبة الطيبة (مرجعيون) | |
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Municipality | |
![]() Hezbollah posters in At-Taybah after the2006 Lebanon War | |
Coordinates:33°16′35″N35°31′14″E / 33.27639°N 35.52056°E /33.27639; 35.52056 | |
Grid position | 198/297PAL |
Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Nabatieh Governorate |
District | Marjayoun District |
Elevation | 700 m (2,300 ft) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Dialing code | +961 |
At-Taybah,Tayibe orTaibeh is a municipality in theMarjayoun District in southLebanon.
According toE. H. Palmer, the name Tayibe means "The good, sweet, or wholesome" (about water).[1]
Et Taibeh | |
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Alternative name | Et Tayibe |
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Location | 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of theLitani River |
History | |
Periods | Heavy Neolithic |
Cultures | Qaraoun culture |
Site notes | |
Archaeologists | Louis Dubertret andJacques Cauvin |
Public access | Unknown |
By the village is aHeavy Neolithic archaeological site of theQaraoun culture.[2][3]
The site was discovered byLouis Dubertret and materials studied byJacques Cauvin. Heavy Neolithic materials recovered resembled those fromQaraoun.[3]
In 1875,Victor Guérin found here a village with 800Metualis.[4] He further noted: "Its principalmosque, now in ruins, is built of superb blocks, apparently ancient. It contains in the interior several monolithiccolumns."[5]
In 1881, thePEF'sSurvey of Western Palestine (SWP) noted here: "There are severalsarcophagi andcisterns in the village ; some caves near."[6] They further described it as: "A large well-built village, built of stone, containing about 600Metawileh and 400 [Sunni] Moslems. TheCaimacam has a good house here. There are some figs and olives round the village and arable land; water is supplied from a spring and two birkets."[7]
On August 5, during the2006 Lebanon War,Israeli war-planes killed 3 civilians, aged 2 to 48 years of age. TheIDF offered no explanations to the strike.[8]
On 11 August 2024, two Hezbollah fighters were killed by an Israeli airstrike in the village.[9][10] On 6 April 2025, funerals were held in Taybeh for 32Hezbollah fighters and alebanese soldier killed during the war.[11][12][13]
In 2014Muslims made up 99.61% of registered voters in At-Taybah. 98.27% of the voters wereShiite Muslims.[14]