Deyrintar (Dayr Antar, Deir Intar, ar, دير انطار) is a small village in
Southern Lebanon
Southern Lebanon () is the area of Lebanon comprising the South Governorate and the Nabatiye Governorate. The two entities were divided from the same province in the early 1990s. The Rashaya and Western Beqaa Districts, the southernmost distric ...
in the
Bint Jbeil District
The Bint Jbeil District is a district in the Nabatiyeh Governorate of Lebanon. The capital of the district is Bint Jbeil.
Villages
The following 36 municipalities are all located in the Bint Jbeil District:
*Aynata
* Aayta Ech Chaab
* Aayta Ej ...
in
Nabatieh Governorate
Nabatieh Governorate ( ar, محافظة النبطية, ') is one of the nine governorates of Lebanon
Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in West ...
.
![Tuesday Market in Deyrintar - Main Square](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bb/Tuesday_Market_in_Deyrintar_-_Main_Square.jpg)
Geography
It is about south of
Beirut
Beirut, french: Beyrouth is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint o ...
and east of
Tyre, in the heart of what is known as "
Jabal Amel
Jabal Amil ( ar, جبل عامل, Jabal ʿĀmil), also spelled Jabal Amel and historically known as Jabal Amila, is a cultural and geographic region in Southern Lebanon largely associated with its long-established, predominantly Twelver Shia Musl ...
".
Its main features include a cave, a main square, and 3 mosques.
Location
The village is surrounded several villages including:
Tebnine
Tebnine ( ar, تبنين ''Tibnīn'', also Romanized ''Tibnine'') is a Lebanese town spread across several hills (ranging in altitude from 700m to 800m (2,275 ft to 2,600 ft) above sea level) located about east of Tyre (Lebanon), i ...
,
As-Sultaniyah
As-Sultaniyah ( ar, السلطانية) is a village in the Bint Jbeil District, in southern Lebanon, located just north of Tebnine. It was earlier called ''el Yehudiyeh''. Name
According to E. H. Palmer in 1881, ''El Yehûdîyeh'' meant "the ...
, Bir El Sanasel,
Majadel
Majadel ( ar, مجادل) is a town located in the Kaza of Tyre (sour) one of Mohafazah of South Lebanon kazas (districts). Mohafazah of South Lebanon is one of the eight mohafazats (governorates) of Lebanon.
Geography
It's 98 kilometers (60.89 ...
,
Mahrouna
Mahrouna ( ar, محرونة) is a small agribusiness town located in the south of Lebanon.
It is situated at a distance of 100 kilometres from Beirut, the capital, and 18 kilometres to the southeast of the city of Tyre. Mahrouna stands at a he ...
, Mazraat Mechref,
Hariss
Hariss (or Haris) ( ar, حاريص) is a village, in the region of South Lebanon.
Name
According to E. H. Palmer, the name means "guarded".
History
'Here there appear to be no vestiges of ancient constructions, except a circular cistern
cut in ...
,
Kafr Dunin
Kfar Dunin ( ar, كفردونين) is a village in Lebanon, 102 km from the capital Beirut and 580 m from sea coast remote. Adjacent villages: Deir Kifa, Alkaline, Khirbat Silm, Der Ntar. It is considered first of villages in Bent Jb ...
, and other southern villages.
Origin of name
E. H. Palmer wrote that the name means "the convent of arches".
History
In 1875
Victor Guérin
Victor Guérin (15 September 1821 – 21 Septembe 1890) was a French intellectual, explorer and amateur archaeologist. He published books describing the geography, archeology and history of the areas he explored, which included Greece, Asia Mino ...
visited and found here 160
Metualis
Lebanese Shia Muslims ( ar, المسلمون الشيعة اللبنانيين), historically known as ''matāwila'' ( ar, متاولة, plural of ''mutawālin'' ebanese pronounced as ''metouali'' refers to Lebanese people who are adherents ...
. 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.'
In 1881, the
PEF's
''Survey of Western Palestine'' (SWP) described it as: A village, built of stone, containing about 150
Metawileh
Lebanese Shia Muslims ( ar, المسلمون الشيعة اللبنانيين), historically known as ''matāwila'' ( ar, متاولة, plural of ''mutawālin'' ebanese pronounced as ''metouali'' refers to Lebanese people who are adherents ...
, situated on a hill, surrounded by olives, fig-trees, and arable land, with waters supplied from birket and cisterns.
[Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p]
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Families
* House of Yassine
* House of Hojeij or Hajaig
* House of Sheayto
* House of Al-atrash
* House of Nasserdinne
* House of Mehssin al-madi
* House of Mehfara
* House of Abou raya
* House of Moujir
* House of Al-dayekh
* House of Kassir
* House of Al-attar
* House of Sheaytille
Municipal
Mayor: Mr. Kassem Hjeij or hojeij
Monuments
The most prominent landmarks:
* Beaufort bees
* Ein Zarka
* The cave
Religious monuments
There are mosques:
* Mosque Imam Mahdi (''Almallule'')
* Mosque Imam Hussein (''Al-Barakah'')
* Mosque Imam Ali (''Al-shajara'')
* Mosque Al-Hamra
The Imam
Imam (; ar, إمام '; plural: ') is an Islamic leadership position. For Sunni Muslims, Imam is most commonly used as the title of a worship leader of a mosque. In this context, imams may lead Islamic worship services, lead prayers, ser ...
or khatib
In Islam, a khatib, khateeb or hatib ( ar, خطيب ''khaṭīb'') is a person who delivers the sermon (''khuṭbah'') (literally "narration"), during the Friday prayer and Eid prayers.
The ''khateeb'' is usually the prayer leader (''imam''), ...
of Deyrintar are:
* Sheikh Houssain Alatrash
* Sheikh
Sheikh (pronounced or ; ar, شيخ ' , mostly pronounced , plural ' )—also transliterated sheekh, sheyikh, shaykh, shayk, shekh, shaik and Shaikh, shak—is an honorific title in the Arabic language. It commonly designates a chief of a ...
Haitham Youssef Hjej
Civilian facilities
* The municipal building
* Shiite shrine
* The public square
References
Bibliography
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External links
*Survey of Western Palestine, Map 2:
IAA
Wikimedia commons
Localiban
{{Bint Jbeil District
Populated places in Bint Jbeil District
Shia Muslim communities in Lebanon