Al-Knaissah | |
Native Name: | الكنيسة |
Native Name Lang: | ara |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Lebanon |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map showing the location of Al-Knaissah within Lebanon |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Lebanon |
Coordinates: | 33.2619°N 35.2631°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | South Governorate |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Tyre District |
Elevation M: | 190 |
Timezone1: | EET |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Timezone1 Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +3 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | +961 |
Website: | بلدية الكنيسة |
Al-Knaissah (also Romanized Kanisah, Kniseh) is a municipality in the Tyre District, South Governorate of Lebanon, 10 km southeast of Tyre. Kniseh's most prominent family is Souwaydan [1]
In 2014 Muslims made up 100% of registered voters in Al-Knaissah. 99.25% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[2]