Qaaqaaiyet El Snoubar Explained

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]

Name

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.

People

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: موقع بلدية قاقعية الصنوبر. 2020-11-09. www.sanoubar.com.
  2. Web site: Rashid. كتبه: Lina. 2020-09-08. قاقعية الصنوبر. 2020-11-09. الآمال الإخبارية. ar.
  3. Web site: القائمة الرئيسية :: قاقعية الصنوبر - لمحة عن البلدة - موقع بلدية قاقعية الصنوبر. 2020-11-09. www.sanoubar.com.