Deyrintar

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

Tuesday Market - Main Square
Deyrintar

دير انطار
City
Main Square
Deyrintar
Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°13′07″N 35°22′33″E
Grid position185/291 PAL
Country Lebanon
GovernorateNabatieh
DistrictBint Jbeil
Highest elevation
670 m (2,200 ft)
Lowest elevation
540 m (1,770 ft)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961

Geography

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

The village is surrounded several villages including: Tebnine, As-Sultaniyah, Bir El Sanasel, Majadel, Mahrouna, Mazraat Mechref, Hariss, Kafr Dunin, and other southern villages.

Origin of name

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

History

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
  • 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 or khatib of Deyrintar are:

  • Sheikh Houssain Alatrash
  • Sheikh Haitham Youssef Hjej

Civilian facilities
  • The municipal building
  • Shiite shrine
  • The public square

References
  1. Palmer, 1881, p. 20
  2. Guerin, 1880, p. 405
  3. Guerin, 1880, p. 405; as given in Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 115
  4. Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 91

Bibliography
  • Conder, C.R.; Kitchener, H.H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology. 1. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
  • Guérin, V. (1880). Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine (in French). 3: Galilee, pt. 2. Paris: L'Imprimerie Nationale.
  • Palmer, E.H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Arabic and English Name Lists Collected During the Survey by Lieutenants Conder and Kitchener, R. E. Transliterated and Explained by E.H. Palmer. Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
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