Deir Intar
Deir Intar
دير انطار | |
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| Grid position | 185/291 PAL |
| Country | File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon |
| Governorate | Nabatieh |
| District | Bint Jbeil |
| Highest elevation | 670 m (2,200 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 540 m (1,770 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Dialing code | +961 |
Deir Intar (Dayr Antar, Deir Entar, Arabic: دير انطار) is a municipality in Southern Lebanon in the Bint Jbeil District in Nabatieh Governorate.
Etymology
[edit | edit source]E. H. Palmer wrote that the name means "the convent of arches".[1]
Geography
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]The village is surrounded several villages including: Tibnin, As-Sultaniyah, Bir El Sanasel, Al-Majadel, Mahrouna, Mazraat Meshref, Haris, Kfar Dounin, and other southern villages.[citation needed]
History
[edit | edit source]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]
On 4 November 2024, Israeli warplanes launched two missiles at Deir Intar Square, neither of which exploded.[5]
Demographics
[edit | edit source]In 2014 Muslims made up 98.91% of registered voters in Deir Intar. 97.86% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[6]
Municipal
[edit | edit source]Mayor: Mr. Rida Redwan Hojeij
Monuments
[edit | edit source]Religious monuments
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]- The municipal building[citation needed]
- The public square
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 20
- ^ Guerin, 1880, p. 405
- ^ Guerin, 1880, p. 405; as given in Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 115
- ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 91
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Bibliography
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 2: IAA, Wikimedia commons
- Deir Ntar, Localiban
