Qaaqaaiyet El Snoubar
قاقعية الصنوبر | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 33°25′51″N 35°20′40″E / 33.43083°N 35.34444°E | |
Country | ![]() |
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 |
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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 ( 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]
The 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]