Qmatiye

Village in Aley District in the Mount Lebanon Governorate of Lebanon

Town in Mount Lebanon, Lebanon

Qamatiyeh قماطية
Town
33°48′05″N 35°34′47″E / 33.80139°N 35.57972°E / 33.80139; 35.57972
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Mount Lebanon
District	Aley
City	Aley
Area ^[1]
• Total	0.87 km² (0.34 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3
ISO 3166 code	LB

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

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

Bibliography

Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.