Deyrintar
دير انطار | |
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Coordinates: 33°13′07″N 35°22′33″E / 33.21861°N 35.37583°E | |
Grid position | 185/291 PAL |
Country | 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 |
Deyrintar (Dayr Antar, Deir Intar, Arabic: دير انطار) is a small village in Southern Lebanon in the Bint Jbeil District in Nabatieh Governorate.
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.
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]
E. H. Palmer wrote that the name means "the convent of arches".[1]
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]
Mayor: Mr. Amir Dayekh
The most prominent landmarks:[citation needed]
There are mosques:[citation needed]
The Imam or khatib of Deyrintar are:
Capital: Bint Jbeil | ||
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