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{{short description|Village in Marjeyoun District, Lebanon}} |
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{{other uses|Qanater (disambiguation){{!}}Qanater}} |
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| name = Qantara |
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| native_name = قنطرة |
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| native_name_lang = ara<!-- ISO 639-2 code: "fr" for French, "ara" for Arabic --> |
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| pushpin_map_alt = Map showing the location of Qabrikha within Lebanon |
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location within Lebanon |
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| grid_position = 193/297 |
| grid_position = 193/297 [[Palestine grid|PAL]] |
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Nabatieh Governorate]] |
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Marjeyoun District]] |
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| utc_offset1_DST = +3 |
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'''Qantara''' (قنطرة ) is |
'''Qantara''' (قنطرة ) is a village in the [[Marjeyoun District]] in southern [[Lebanon]]. |
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==Name== |
==Name== |
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According to [[Edward Henry Palmer|E. H. Palmer]], the name means "the arch" |
According to [[Edward Henry Palmer|E. H. Palmer]], the name ''El Kantarah'' means "the arch",<ref>Palmer, 1881, p. [https://archive.org/stream/surveyofwesternp00conduoft#page/23/mode/1up 23]</ref> ''qantara'' ({{lang-ar|قنطرة}}) also being used in Arabic to denote a bridge built of stone or masonry, an [[Aqueduct (water supply)|aqueduct]] or a [[dam]], and a high building.<ref name=Donzel>{{cite book |author=van Donzel, Emeri Johannes |author-link=Emeri Johannes van Donzel |title= Islamic Desk Reference |publisher= BRILL |year= 1994 |page= 24 |isbn= 9789004097384 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=zHxsWspxGIIC&pg=PA24 |access-date=10 July 2020}}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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In 1875 [[Victor Guérin]] found that the village had 150 [[Metawileh]] inhabitants.<ref>Guérin, 1880, p. [https://archive.org/stream/descriptiongogr00gugoog#page/n312/mode/1up 272]</ref> 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."<ref>Guérin, 1880, p. [https://archive.org/stream/descriptiongogr00gugoog#page/n312/mode/1up 272]; as given in Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. [https://archive.org/stream/surveyofwesternp01conduoft#page/116/mode/1up 116]</ref> |
In 1875 [[Victor Guérin]] found that the village had 150 [[Metawileh]] inhabitants.<ref>Guérin, 1880, p. [https://archive.org/stream/descriptiongogr00gugoog#page/n312/mode/1up 272]</ref> 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."<ref>Guérin, 1880, p. [https://archive.org/stream/descriptiongogr00gugoog#page/n312/mode/1up 272]; as given in Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. [https://archive.org/stream/surveyofwesternp01conduoft#page/116/mode/1up 116]</ref> |
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In 1881, the [[Palestine Exploration Fund]]'s ''Survey of Western Palestine'' (SWP) |
In 1881, the [[Palestine Exploration Fund|PEF]]'s [[PEF Survey of Palestine|''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."<ref>Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. [https://archive.org/stream/surveyofwesternp01conduoft#page/87/mode/1up 87]</ref> |
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On 24 August 1994 two members of [[Hizbollah]] were killed in Qantara in clashes with the [[South Lebanon Army]].<ref>Middle East International No 484, 23 September 1994, Publishers [[Christopher Mayhew|Lord Mayhew]], [[Dennis Walters|Dennis Walters MP]]; August chronology p.14</ref> |
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==Bibliography== |
==Bibliography== |
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*{{cite book|last1=Conder|first1= |
*{{cite book|last1=Conder|first1=C.R.|authorlink1=Claude Reignier Conder|last2=Kitchener|first2=H.H.|authorlink2=Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener|year=1881|url=https://archive.org/details/surveyofwesternp01conduoft|title=The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology|location=London|publisher=[[Palestine Exploration Fund|Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund]]|volume=1}} |
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*{{cite book|last=Guérin|first= |
*{{cite book|last=Guérin|first=V.|author-link=Victor Guérin|title=Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine|url=https://archive.org/details/descriptiongogr00gugoog|volume=3: Galilee, pt. 2|year=1880|publisher= L'Imprimerie Nationale|location=Paris|language=French}} |
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*{{cite book|last=Palmer|first=E. |
*{{cite book|last=Palmer|first=E.H.|author-link=Edward Henry Palmer|year=1881|url=https://archive.org/details/surveyofwesternp00conduoft|title=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|publisher=[[Palestine Exploration Fund|Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund]]}} |
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==External links |
==External links== |
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*[http://www.localiban.org/article4328.html Qantara (Marjaayoun)], Localiban |
*[http://www.localiban.org/article4328.html Qantara (Marjaayoun)], Localiban |
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*Survey of Western Palestine, Map 2: |
*Survey of Western Palestine, Map 2: [http://www.iaa-archives.org.il/zoom/zoom.aspx?folder_id=93&type_id=6&id=8365 IAA], [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Survey_of_Western_Palestine_1880.02.jpg Wikimedia commons] |
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{{Marjeyoun District}} |
{{Marjeyoun District}} |
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[[Category:Marjeyoun District]] |
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[[Category:Populated places in |
[[Category:Populated places in Marjeyoun District]] |
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[[Category:Shia Muslim communities in Lebanon]] |
[[Category:Shia Muslim communities in Lebanon]] |
Latest revision as of 06:10, 20 October 2023
Qantara
قنطرة | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 33°16′25″N 35°27′49″E / 33.27361°N 35.46361°E | |
Grid position | 193/297 PAL |
Country | |
Governorate | Nabatieh Governorate |
District | Marjeyoun District |
Elevation | 470 m (1,540 ft) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Dialing code | +961 |
Qantara (قنطرة ) is a village in the Marjeyoun District in southern Lebanon.
Name
[edit]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
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 23
- ^ van Donzel, Emeri Johannes (1994). Islamic Desk Reference. BRILL. p. 24. ISBN 9789004097384. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ Guérin, 1880, p. 272
- ^ Guérin, 1880, p. 272; as given in Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 116
- ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 87
- ^ Middle East International No 484, 23 September 1994, Publishers Lord Mayhew, Dennis Walters MP; August chronology p.14
Bibliography
[edit]- Conder, C.R.; Kitchener, H.H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology. Vol. 1. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
- Guérin, V. (1880). Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine (in French). Vol. 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.
External links
[edit]- Qantara (Marjaayoun), Localiban
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 2: IAA, Wikimedia commons