Deyrintar Explained

Deyrintar
Native Name:دير انطار
Native Name Lang:ar
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Lebanon
Pushpin Map Alt:Map showing the location of Deyritar 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

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

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: Tebnine, As-Sultaniyah, Bir El Sanasel, Majadel, Mahrouna, Mazraat Mechref, Hariss, Kafr Dunin, and other southern villages.

Origin of name

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

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]

Families

Municipal

Mayor: Mr. Amir Dayekh

Monuments

The most prominent landmarks:

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