Qaaqaaiyet El Snoubar (Arabic: قاقعية الصنوبر, also spelled Qaaqaiet es Snaoubar, Kakaiyat Sanawbar, or Kaakayat Al Sanawbar) is a village in Sidon District, South Governorate, Lebanon. It is located southeast of Sidon,[1] and is considered an "extension" of the villages of Jabal Amel.[2] The population is of about 3,000 inhabitants.[3]
Qaaqaaiyet El Snoubar
قاقعية الصنوبر | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Qaaqaaiyet El Snoubar Location in Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°25′51″N 35°20′40″E / 33.43083°N 35.34444°E | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | South Governorate |
| District | Sidon District |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.5 km2 (1.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 3,000 |
| • Density | 860/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
Name
editQaaqaaiyet (Arabic: قاقعية) derives from Muhammad bin Hassan Al-Qaiq (Arabic: حمد بن حسن القعيق), while El Snoubar (Arabic: الصنوبر) is Arabic for "the pine", a common tree in the village, which is harvested for its pine nuts.[3]
People
editThe village contains the locally revered tomb of Sheikh Muhammad bin Hassan Al-Qa’iq.[3]
Abbas Assi, a Lebanese international footballer, was born in Qaaqaaiyet El Snoubar.[4]
References
edit- ^ "موقع بلدية قاقعية الصنوبر". www.sanoubar.com. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ Rashid, كتبه: Lina (8 September 2020). "قاقعية الصنوبر". الآمال الإخبارية (in Arabic). Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "القائمة الرئيسية :: قاقعية الصنوبر - لمحة عن البلدة - موقع بلدية قاقعية الصنوبر". www.sanoubar.com. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ "Abbas Assi". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
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