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City in Nabatieh From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Deyrintar (Dayr Antar, Deir Intar, Arabic: دير انطار) is a small village in Southern Lebanon in the Bint Jbeil District in Nabatieh Governorate.
Deyrintar
دير انطار | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 33°13′07″N 35°22′33″E | |
Grid position | 185/291 PAL |
Country | ![]() |
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 |
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.
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]
E. H. Palmer wrote that the name means "the convent of arches".[1]
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]
Mayor: Mr. Amir Dayekh
The most prominent landmarks:[citation needed]
There are mosques:[citation needed]
The Imam or khatib of Deyrintar are:
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