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Qennarit
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Qennarit (Arabic: قناريت) is a municipality in the Sidon District in Lebanon. It is located 51 km southeast of Beirut.[1]
Key Information
History
[edit]In 1875, Victor Guérin noted about the village: "Kennarit, a village inhabited by Metualis and which succeeded an ancient locality, as evidenced by a reservoir dug into the rock, several sepulchral caves and ancient quarries."[2]
Demographics
[edit]In 2014, Muslims made up 99.69% of registered voters in Qennarit. 95.29% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Qennarit Archived 2021-06-16 at the Wayback Machine, Localiban
- ^ Guérin, 1880, p. 516: "A deux heures quinze minutes, je redescends vers le sud-sud- est, et, suivant bientôt vers l'ouest l'Oued Kennarit, j'en gravis la berge septentrionale, à deux heures quarante-cinq minutes. A trois heures, je parviens à Kennarit, village habité par des Métualis et qui a succédé à une localité antique, comme le prouvent un réservoir creusé dans le roc, plusieurs grottes sépulcrales et d'anciennes carrières."
- ^ "التوزيع حسب المذاهب للناخبين/ناخبات في بلدة قناريت، قضاء صيدا (قرى) محافظة الجنوب في لبنان". إعْرَفْ لبنان.
Bibliography
[edit]- Guérin, V. (1880). Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine (in French). Vol. 3: Galilee, pt. 2. Paris: L'Imprimerie Nationale.
External links
[edit]- Qennarit, Localiban
