Qaqaaiyet as-Snoubar

Qaqaaiyet as-Snoubar (Arabic: قاقعية الصنوبر, also spelled Qaqaaiyat as-Sanawbar, Kakaiyat Sanawbar, or Kaakayat Al Sanawbar) is a municipality 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]

Qaqaaiyet as-Snoubar قاقعية الصنوبر
Municipality
Qaqaaiyet as-Snoubar Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°25′51″N 35°20′40″E
Country	Lebanon
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	www.sanoubar.com

Name

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]

Demographics

In 2014, Muslims made up 99.82% of registered voters in Qaqaaiyet as-Snoubar. 99.02% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.^[4]

Notable People

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 Qaqaaiyet as-Snoubar.^[5]