Qaaqaaiyet El Snoubar | |
Native Name: | قاقعية الصنوبر |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Lebanon |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Lebanon |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | South Governorate |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Sidon District |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 3.5 |
Elevation M: | 220 |
Population As Of: | 2014 |
Population Total: | 3,000 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | EET |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Timezone1 Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +3 |
Qaaqaaiyet El Snoubar (Arabic: قاقعية الصنوبر, also spelled Qaaqaiet es Snaoubar, Kakaiyat Sanawbar, or Kaakayat Al Sanawbar) is a village in Sidon District, South Governorate, Lebanon. It is located southeast of Sidon,[1] and is considered an "extension" of the villages of Jabal Amel.[2] The population is of about 3,000 inhabitants.[3]
Qaaqaaiyet derives from Muhammad bin Hassan Al-Qaiq, while El Snoubar is Arabic for "the pine", a common tree in the village, which is harvested for its pine nuts.
The village contains the locally revered tomb of Sheikh Muhammad bin Hassan Al-Qa’iq.
Abbas Assi, a Lebanese international footballer, was born in Qaaqaaiyet El Snoubar.