Kommatyeh

Qmatiye

Qmatiye

Village in Aley District in the Mount Lebanon Governorate of Lebanon

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.

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

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