Al-Qantara القنطرة | |
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Municipality | |
  Al-Qantara Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates:33°16′25″N35°27′49″E / 33.27361°N 35.46361°E /33.27361; 35.46361 | |
| Grid position | 193/297PAL |
| 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 |
Al-Qantara (القنطرة) is a municipality in theMarjayoun District in southernLebanon.
According toE. H. Palmer, the nameEl Kantarah means "the arch",[1]qantara (Arabic:قنطرة) also being used in Arabic to denote a bridge built of stone or masonry, anaqueduct or adam, and a high building.[2]
In 1875Victor Guérin found that the village had 150Metawileh inhabitants.[3] He further remarked: "The mosque is built of hewn stones of apparent antiquity. Its door is surmounted by alintel 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, thePEF'sSurvey 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 ofHizbollah were killed in Qantara in clashes with theSouth Lebanon Army.[6]
In 2014Muslims made up 99.80% of registered voters in Al-Qantara. 98.27% of the voters wereShiite Muslims.[7]
Capital:Marjayoun | ||
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