Deyrintar

Deyrintar دير انطار
City
Deyrintar Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°13′07″N 35°22′33″E / 33.21861°N 35.37583°E / 33.21861; 35.37583
Grid position	185/291 PAL
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Nabatieh
District	Bint Jbeil
Highest elevation	670 m (2,200 ft)
Lowest elevation	540 m (1,770 ft)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code	+961

Deyrintar (Dayr Antar, Deir Intar, Arabic: دير انطار) is a small village in Southern Lebanon in the Bint Jbeil District in Nabatieh Governorate.

Geography[edit]

It is about 110 kilometres (68 mi) south of Beirut and 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of Tyre, in the heart of what is known as "Jabal Amel".

Its main features include a cave, a main square, and 3 mosques.

Location[edit]

The village is surrounded several villages including: Tebnine, As-Sultaniyah, Bir El Sanasel, Majadel, Mahrouna, Mazraat Mechref, Hariss, Kafr Dunin, and other southern villages.^{[citation needed]}

Origin of name[edit]

E. H. Palmer wrote that the name means "the convent of arches".^[1]

History[edit]

In 1875 Victor Guérin visited and found here 160 Metualis.^[2] 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.'^[3]

In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it as: A village, built of stone, containing about 150 Metawileh, situated on a hill, surrounded by olives, fig-trees, and arable land, with waters supplied from birket and cisterns.^[4]

Families[edit]

• House of Yassine
• House of Hojeij
• House of Sheayto
• House of Al-atrash
• House of Nasserdinne
• House of Mehssin al-madi
• House of Abou raya
• House of Moujir
• House of Al-dayekh
• House of Kassir
• House of Al-attar
• House of Sheaytille
• House of Dbouk

Municipal[edit]

Mayor: Mr. Amir Dayekh

Monuments[edit]

The most prominent landmarks:^{[citation needed]}

• Beaufort bees
• Ein Zarka
• The cave

Religious monuments[edit]

There are mosques:^{[citation needed]}

• Mosque Imam Mahdi (Almallule)
• Mosque Imam Hussein (Al-Barakah)
• Mosque Imam Ali (Al-shajara)
• Mosque Al-Hamra

The Imam or khatib of Deyrintar are:

• Sheikh Houssain Alatrash
• Sheikh Haitham Youssef Hjej

Civilian facilities[edit]

• The municipal building^{[citation needed]}
• The public square

References[edit]

Bibliography[edit]

External links[edit]

• Survey of Western Palestine, Map 2: IAA, Wikimedia commons
• Deir Ntar, Localiban