Qantara, Akkar

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

The population is mostly Sunni Muslim and Maronites.[1]

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.[2]

References

  1. 1."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.
  2. 2.Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 183