Qaaqaaiyet El Snoubar

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Qaaqaaiyet El Snoubar
قاقعية الصنوبر
Village
Qaaqaaiyet El Snoubar is located in Lebanon
Qaaqaaiyet El Snoubar
Qaaqaaiyet El Snoubar
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°25′51″N 35°20′40″E / 33.43083°N 35.34444°E / 33.43083; 35.34444Coordinates: 33°25′51″N 35°20′40″E / 33.43083°N 35.34444°E / 33.43083; 35.34444
Country Lebanon
GovernorateSouth Governorate
DistrictSidon District
Area
 • Total3.5 km2 (1.4 sq mi)
Elevation
220 m (720 ft)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total3,000
 • Density860/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Websitewww.sanoubar.com

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]

Name[]

Qaaqaaiyet (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.[3]

People[]

Notable families include: Al Jawad, Tohme, Saleh, Saade, Shour, Jaber, Ibrahim, Fawaz, Al Ali, Daher, Yahya, Deblawi, Mukhdir, Kanj, and Qashqish.[3]

Abbas Assi, a Lebanese international footballer, was born in Qaaqaaiyet El Snoubar.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "موقع بلدية قاقعية الصنوبر". www.sanoubar.com. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  2. ^ Rashid, كتبه: Lina (8 September 2020). "قاقعية الصنوبر". الآمال الإخبارية (in Arabic). Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "القائمة الرئيسية :: قاقعية الصنوبر - لمحة عن البلدة - موقع بلدية قاقعية الصنوبر". www.sanoubar.com. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Abbas Assi - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
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