Tayr Falsay طير فلساي
Small Town
Tayr Falsay
Coordinates: 33°18′32″N 35°20′53″E / 33.30889°N 35.34806°E / 33.30889; 35.34806
Grid position	113/153 L
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	South Governorate
District	Tyre
Elevation	850 ft (260 m)
Time zone	GMT +3

Tayr Falsay (Arabic: طير فلساي) is a small town in Tyre District in Southern Lebanon, located just south of the Litani river and 14 kilometres northeast of Tyre.

Name

According to E. H. Palmer, the name means the fortress of the scales or small coins.^[1]

History

In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it: "A village built of stone; about 250 Metawileh; on side of hill near the top, with figs and arable land around. There are two springs, and cisterns."^[2]