Deir Intar Explained

Deir Intar
Native Name:دير انطار
Native Name Lang:ar
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Lebanon
Pushpin Map Alt:Map showing the location of Deir Intar within Lebanon
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Lebanon
Coordinates:33.2186°N 35.3758°W
Grid Position:185/291 PAL
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Nabatieh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Bint Jbeil
Elevation Min M:540
Elevation Max M:670
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:EET
Utc Offset1:+2
Timezone1 Dst:EEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+3
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:+961

Deir Intar (Dayr Antar, Deir Entar, ar|دير انطار) is a municipality in Southern Lebanon in the Bint Jbeil District in Nabatieh Governorate.

Etymology

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

Geography

It is about 110km (70miles) south of Beirut and 25km (16miles) 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

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.

History

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

In 2014 Muslims made up 98.91% of registered voters in Deir Intar. 97.86% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[6]

Municipal

Mayor: Mr. Rida Redwan Hojeij

Monuments

Religious monuments

There are mosques:

The Imam or khatib of Deyrintar are:

Civilian facilities

Bibliography

. Victor Guérin. Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine. 3: Galilee, pt. 2. 1880. L'Imprimerie Nationale. Paris. French.

. Edward Henry Palmer. 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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Notes and References

  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. News: 4 November 2024 . Security update: Israeli enemy warplanes raids Deir Intar Square with two missiles, targets building on Haboush-Nabatieh road, artillery shelling of Khiyam town, multiple southern towns . 9 November 2024 . NNA.
  6. https://lub-anan.com/المحافظات/النبطية/بنت-جبيل/دير-انطار/المذاهب/