Deir Intar دير انطار | |
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Municipality | |
 Tuesday Market - Main Square | |
  Deir Intar Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates:33°13′07″N35°22′33″E / 33.21861°N 35.37583°E /33.21861; 35.37583 | |
| Grid position | 185/291PAL |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| 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 |
Deir Intar (Dayr Antar, Deir Entar,Arabic:دير انطار) is a municipality inSouthern Lebanon in theBint Jbeil District inNabatieh Governorate.
E. H. Palmer wrote that the name means "the convent of arches".[1]
It is about 110 kilometres (68 mi) south ofBeirut and 25 kilometres (16 mi) east ofTyre, 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:Tibnin,As-Sultaniyah, Bir El Sanasel,Al-Majadel,Mahrouna,Mazraat Meshref,Haris,Kfar Dounin, and other southern villages.[citation needed]
In 1875Victor Guérin visited and found here 160Metualis.[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, thePEF'sSurvey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it as: A village, built of stone, containing about 150Metawileh, situated on a hill, surrounded by olives, fig-trees, and arable land, with waters supplied from birket and cisterns.[4]
On 4 November 2024, Israeli warplanes launched two missiles at Deir Intar Square, neither of which exploded.[5]
In 2014Muslims made up 98.91% of registered voters in Deir Intar. 97.86% of the voters wereShiite Muslims.[6]
Mayor: Mr. Rida Redwan Hojeij
There are mosques:[citation needed]
TheImam orkhatib of Deyrintar are:
