Deyrintar

Deyrintar
دير انطار
City
Map showing the location of Deyritar within Lebanon
Map showing the location of Deyritar within Lebanon
Deyrintar
Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°13′07″N 35°22′33″E / 33.21861°N 35.37583°E / 33.21861; 35.37583
Grid position185/291 PAL
Country Lebanon
GovernorateNabatieh
DistrictBint Jbeil
Highest elevation
670 m (2,200 ft)
Lowest elevation
540 m (1,770 ft)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961

Deyrintar (Dayr Antar, Deir Intar, Arabic: دير انطار) is a small village in Southern Lebanon in the Bint Jbeil District in Nabatieh Governorate.

Tuesday Market - Main Square

Geography

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It is about 110 kilometres (68 mi) south of Beirut and 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of Tyre, in the heart of what is known as "Jabal Amel".

Its main features include a cave, a main square, and 3 mosques.

Location

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The village is surrounded several villages including: Tebnine, As-Sultaniyah, Bir El Sanasel, Majadel, Mahrouna, Mazraat Mechref, Hariss, Kafr Dunin, and other southern villages.[citation needed]

Origin of name

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E. H. Palmer wrote that the name means "the convent of arches".[1]

History

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In 1875 Victor Guérin visited and found here 160 Metualis.[2] He further noted: "Most of the houses show a mixture of old hewn stones and modern materials without character. Several tombs, cisterns, a great press, with two compartments, and a rock-cut tank point to a period of more or less antiquity.'[3]

In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it as: A village, built of stone, containing about 150 Metawileh, situated on a hill, surrounded by olives, fig-trees, and arable land, with waters supplied from birket and cisterns.[4]

Municipal

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Mayor: Mr. Amir Dayekh

Monuments

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The most prominent landmarks:[citation needed]

  • Beaufort bees
  • Ein Zarka
  • The cave

Religious monuments

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There are mosques:[citation needed]

  • Mosque Imam Mahdi (Almallule)
  • Mosque Imam Hussein (Al-Barakah)
  • Mosque Imam Ali (Al-shajara)
  • Mosque Al-Hamra

The Imam or khatib of Deyrintar are:

  • Sheikh Houssain Alatrash
  • Sheikh Haitham Youssef Hjej

Civilian facilities

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Demographics

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In 2014 Muslims made up 98,91% of registered voters in Deyrintar. 97,86% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 20
  2. ^ Guerin, 1880, p. 405
  3. ^ Guerin, 1880, p. 405; as given in Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 115
  4. ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 91
  5. ^ https://lub-anan.com/المحافظات/النبطية/بنت-جبيل/دير-انطار/المذاهب/

Bibliography

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  • Conder, C.R.; Kitchener, H.H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology. Vol. 1. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
  • Guérin, V. (1880). Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine (in French). Vol. 3: Galilee, pt. 2. Paris: L'Imprimerie Nationale.
  • Palmer, E.H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Arabic and English Name Lists Collected During the Survey by Lieutenants Conder and Kitchener, R. E. Transliterated and Explained by E.H. Palmer. Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
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