Qamatiyeh
قماطية
Town
Map of Lebanon showing the location of Aitat
Map of Lebanon showing the location of Aitat
Qamatiyeh
Qamatiyeh shown within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°48′05″N 35°34′47″E / 33.80139°N 35.57972°E / 33.80139; 35.57972
CountryLebanon
GovernorateMount Lebanon
DistrictAley
CityAley
Area
[1]
 • Total0.87 km2 (0.34 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3
ISO 3166 codeLB

Qmatiye (Arabic: قماطية) is a village in Aley District in the Mount Lebanon Governorate of Lebanon. It lies right beneath the town of Souk El Gharb. The village has a small population and is a famous tourist attraction in the summer.

History

When Mamluks intensified their persecution against Shia Muslims in 1363, a group of Shiites from Beirut (Burj Beirut) settled in Qmatiye and Kayfoun, the only major Shia villages in Aley District.[2]

In 1838, Eli Smith noted the place, called el-Kummatiyeh, located in El-Ghurb el-Fokany, upper el-Ghurb.[3]

Demographics

Qmatiye's natives are predominantly Shia Muslims with Christian and Sunni minorities.

Main families in the village are:

  • Nassereddine
  • Hamade
  • Jaafar
  • Zarwi
  • Awada
  • Doughaily
  • Salloukh
  • Chu'aib

References

  1. ↑ Qamatiyeh, Localiban
  2. ↑ Al-Muhajir, Jaafar (2017). The Imami Jurisprudence: its Origins and Schools. Center Of Civilization For the Development Of Islamic Thought. ISBN 9786144271254.
  3. ↑ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 191

Bibliography

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