Jebal al-Bottom () is a municipality in Tyre District, Governorate of South Lebanon. Etymology
According to E. H. Palmer in 1881, the name Jebal el Butm means "the mountains of the terebinth trees".Palmer, 1881, p. 4 History In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described Jebal el Butm as: "Stands on a steep hill, and contains about 25 Moslems, occupying the ruins of the ancient place. Water is obtained from cisterns and from 'Ain Yarin, which lies a quarter of a mile to the south-west. Cultivation in valleys round."Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 49 Demographics In 2014, Muslims made up 99.77% of registered voters in Jebal al-Bottom. 98.83% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.
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External links Jbal El Botm (archive.org), Localiban Survey of Western Palestine, Map 1: IAA, Wikimedia commons