Qnat
قنات | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
  Qnat Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 34°15′11″N 35°53′37″E / 34.253186°N 35.893614°E | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | North Governorate |
| District | Bsharri District |
| Government | |
| • Municipality Head | Dr. Antoine Saade |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.6 km2 (2.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,200 m (3,900 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,450 m (4,760 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 1,137 m (3,730 ft) |
| Population (2015)Population distributed in Qnat and foreign countries | |
• Total | 3,500 |
| • Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 3925 |
| Dialing code | +961 (06) |
Qnât, Qnat, Qanat, Knat or Kanat (Arabic: قنات) is a municipality in the Bsharri District of Lebanon.[1] The village is located just south of a large cliff and near the towns of Mazraat Bani Saab and Hadath El Jebbeh. The town is a member of the Federation of Municipalities of Bcharreh District.[2] The name of the town comes from the Semitic root word "Qna" meaning ′Good Livelihood", the name was also attributed to the God El, whose Daughter was called the goddess Anat in Greek mythology, ( .[3][4] ............ Greek Mythology: As for what was stated in a book by Father Boutros Daou, that the name "Anat" (as we pronounce it today in the lebanese dialect) is the same as the name of the Heroic Deity "Anat" the Phoenician daughter of the greatest god "El" who was mentioned many times in Ras Shamra "ugarit" tables, also in epics and songs of king Melqart, and the hymn of Aqhat Bin Daniel "Attributes of the Gods Anat, the warrior virgin the goddess of Wisdom, Two queens on two of its hills, each queen facing the other queen, the remains of the palaces are still existing our days at Qnat..... Anat was one of the main goddesses in the pantheon of Ugarit,[44][45] a city located in the north of modern Syria on the Mediterranean coast whose religion was closely related to that of Mari.[46] According to the Ugaritic texts, Anat resides on a mountain known under the name ‘Inbubu", whose location remains unknown. Activities: Qnat also has a sports club named CRS QNAT, founded in 1954. main sports are Volleyball and Table Tennis,[5] The club, headed was originally headed by Mr. Mounir Chahine, and later by Mr. Emile Jabbour, and currently by Joseph Mounir Chahine, the Club team has won Lebanon's championship multiple times, including in 2020.[6]Considered by many to be the other Venice, the romantic Italian city that extends along a lagoon in the Adriatic Sea.[7]
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- ^ "Federation of Municipalities of Bcharreh District". www.lebanesemunicipalagenda.com. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
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- ^ Jaoudeh, John Abou. "Qnat - Lebanese Volleyball". LebVolley.com. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
- ^ Raimondo, Greta Di (2024-09-08). "Venezia non si trova solo in Italia: ecco la sua copia moderna, bellissima e suggestiva". ViaggiNews.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-09-22.