Ar-Ramadiyah (Arabic: الرمادية) is a municipality in Tyre District, Governorate of South Lebanon.
Etymology
According to E. H. Palmer in 1881, the name Rumeidieh means "the ashy or ash-coloured".
History
In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described Rumeidieh as: " A well-built village, with cisterns, containing about 150 Moslems, surrounded by groves of figs. Water from 'Ain el Kuneiseh."
Demographics
In 2014, Muslims made up 99.73% of registered voters in Ar-Ramadiyah. 98.91% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.
References
Bibliography
External links
- Rmadiyeh (archive.org), Localiban
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 1: IAA, Wikimedia commons
