Deyrintar

Deyrintar (Dayr Antar, Deir Intar, دير انطار) is a small village in Southern Lebanon in the Bint Jbeil District in Nabatieh Governorate.

Geography
It is about 110 km south of Beirut and 25 km east of Tyre, in the heart of what is known as "Jabal Amel".

Its main features include a cave, a main square, and 3 mosques.

Location
The village is surrounded several villages including: Tebnine, As-Sultaniyah, Bir El Sanasel, Majadel, Mahrouna, Mazraat Mechref, Hariss, Kafr Dunin, and other southern villages.

Origin of name
E. H. Palmer wrote that the name means "the convent of arches".

History
In 1875 Victor Guérin visited and found here 160 Metualis. He further noted: "Most of the houses show a mixture of old hewn stones and modern materials without character. Several tombs, cisterns, a great press, with two compartments, and a rock-cut tank point to a period of more or less antiquity.'

In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it as: A village, built of stone, containing about 150 Metawileh, situated on a hill, surrounded by olives, fig-trees, and arable land, with waters supplied from birket and cisterns.

Families

 * House of Yassine
 * House of Hojeij
 * House of Sheayto
 * House of Al-atrash
 * House of Nasserdinne
 * House of Mehssin al-madi
 * House of Abou raya
 * House of Moujir
 * House of Al-dayekh
 * House of Kassir
 * House of Al-attar
 * House of Sheaytille
 * House of Dbouk

Municipal
Mayor: Mr. Amir Dayekh

Monuments
The most prominent landmarks:
 * Beaufort bees
 * Ein Zarka
 * The cave

Religious monuments
There are mosques:
 * Mosque Imam Mahdi (Almallule)
 * Mosque Imam Hussein (Al-Barakah)
 * Mosque Imam Ali (Al-shajara)
 * Mosque Al-Hamra

The Imam or khatib of Deyrintar are:
 * Sheikh Houssain Alatrash
 * Sheikh Haitham Youssef Hjej

Civilian facilities

 * The municipal building
 * The public square