Grid position 183/284 PAL Governorate Nabatieh Governorate Elevation 590 m (1,940 ft) Area code +961 | Country Lebanon District Bint Jbeil District Time zone EET (UTC+2) | |
Srobbine, Surubbin, (Arabic: صربين ) is a village in the Bint Jbeil District in southern Lebanon.
Contents
Map of Srebbine, Lebanon
Name
According to E. H. Palmer, Surubbin comes from a personal name.
History
In 1852, Edward Robinson noted the village (Seribbin) on his travels in the region.
In 1881, the Palestine Exploration Fund's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it as: "a small stone village, containing about eighty Metawileh, situated on hill-top, with olives and arable cultivation ; springs near, and cisterns and birket."
References
Srobbine Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA