Al-Qantara, Marjayoun
Village in Marjeyoun District, Lebanon From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Al-Qantara (القنطرة) is a municipality in the Marjayoun District in southern Lebanon.
Al-Qantara
القنطرة | |
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Municipality | |
 Al-Qantara Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°16′25″N 35°27′49″E | |
| Grid position | 193/297 PAL |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Governorate | Nabatieh Governorate |
| District | Marjayoun District |
| Elevation | 470 m (1,540 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Dialing code | +961 |
Etymology
According to E. H. Palmer, the name El Kantarah means "the arch",[1] qantara (Arabic: قنطرة) also being used in Arabic to denote a bridge built of stone or masonry, an aqueduct or a dam, and a high building.[2]
History
In 1875 Victor Guérin found that the village had 150 Metawileh inhabitants.[3] He further remarked: "The mosque is built of hewn stones of apparent antiquity. Its door is surmounted by a lintel belonging to an ancient Christian church, in the midst of which can be made out a cross with equal branches enclosed in a circle."[4]
In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it: "A village, built of stone, containing about 250 [..] Metawileh, situated on an isolated and conspicuous hill, and surrounded by gardens, olives, and figs. There are two perennial springs a little to the south of the village."[5]
On 24 August 1994 two members of Hizbollah were killed in Qantara in clashes with the South Lebanon Army.[6]
Demographics
In 2014 Muslims made up 99.80% of registered voters in Al-Qantara. 98.27% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[7]
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