Qantara (Akkar)

Qantara

قنطرة
Qantara قنطرة
village
	Qantara
	Coordinates: 34°31′07″N 36°04′16″E
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Akkar
District	Akkar
Area [1]
• Total	1.91 km2 (0.74 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	230 m (750 ft)
Population (2009)[2]
• Total	761 eligible voters
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code	+961

Qantara (Arabic: قنطرة) is a village in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon.

The population is mostly Sunni Muslim and Maronites.[2]

History

In 1838, Eli Smith observed that the place was called el-Kantarah and was situated to the west of esh-Sheikh Mohammed The population consisted of Maronites.[3]

References

Qantara, Localiban
"Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. pp. 17, 21. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 183

Bibliography

Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.

External links

Qantara, Localiban

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[localiban-1] Qantara, Localiban

[Municipal-2] "Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. pp. 17, 21. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[3] Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 183