Qmatiye Explained

Qamatiyeh
Native Name:قماطية
Native Name Lang:ar
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Lebanon
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Lebanon showing the location of Aitat
Pushpin Map Caption:Qamatiyeh shown within Lebanon
Coordinates:33.8014°N 35.5797°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Lebanon
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Mount Lebanon
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Aley
Subdivision Type3:City
Subdivision Name3:Aley
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.87
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone1 Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Iso Code:LB

Qmatiye (Arabic: قماطية) is a village in Aley District in the Mount Lebanon Governorate of Lebanon. It lies right beneath the town of Souk El Gharb. The village has a small population and is a famous tourist attraction in the summer.

History

When Mamluks intensified their persecution against Shia Muslims in 1363, a group of Shiites from Beirut (Burj Beirut) settled in Qmatiye and Kayfoun, the only major Shia villages in Aley District.[2]

In 1838, Eli Smith noted the place, called el-Kummatiyeh, located in El-Ghurb el-Fokany, upper el-Ghurb.[3]

Demographics

Qmatiye's natives are predominantly Shia Muslims with Christian and Sunni minorities.

Main families in the village are:

Notable People

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.localiban.org/article4118.html Qamatiyeh
  2. Book: Al-Muhajir . Jaafar . The Imami Jurisprudence: its Origins and Schools . 2017 . Center Of Civilization For the Development Of Islamic Thought . 9786144271254 .
  3. Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 191