Deyrintar


Deyrintar is a small village in Southern Lebanon in the Bint Jbeil District in Nabatieh Governorate.

Geography

It is about south of Beirut and east of Tyre, in the heart of what is known as "Jabal Amel".
Its main features include a cave, a main square, and 3 mosques.

Location

The village is surrounded several villages including: Tebnine, As-Sultaniyah, Bir El Sanasel, Majadel, Mahrouna, Mazraat Mechref, Hariss, Kafr Dunin, and other southern villages.

Origin of name

wrote that the name means "the convent of arches".

History

In 1875 Victor Guérin visited and found here 160 Metualis. 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.'
In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine described it as: A village, built of stone, containing about 150 Metawileh, situated on a hill, surrounded by olives, fig-trees, and arable land, with waters supplied from birket and cisterns.

Families

Mayor: Mr. Kassem Hjeij or hojeij

Monuments

The most prominent landmarks:
There are mosques:
The Imam or khatib of Deyrintar are: