Rechknanay ( ar, رشكنانيه) is a village in

Southern Lebanon Southern Lebanon () is the area of Lebanon comprising the South Governorate and the Nabatiye Governorate. The two entities were divided from the same province in the early 1990s. The Rashaya and Western Beqaa Districts, the southernmost distri ...

, located in

Tyre District The Tyre District is a district in the South Governorate of Lebanon. History Ancient history Founded at the start of the third millennium BC, Tyre originally consisted of a mainland settlement and a modest island city that lay a short distance o ...

, Governorate of South Lebanon.

Origin of name

E. H. Palmer wrote that the name comes from a personal name.

History

In 1875, during the late Ottoman era,

Victor Guérin Victor Guérin (15 September 1821 – 21 Septembe 1890) was a French intellectual, explorer and amateur archaeologist. He published books describing the geography, archeology and history of the areas he explored, which included Greece, Asia Min ...

noted it as a small village of

Metuali Lebanese Shia Muslims ( ar, المسلمون الشيعة اللبنانيين), historically known as ''matāwila'' ( ar, متاولة, plural of ''mutawālin'' ebanese pronounced as ''metouali'' refers to Lebanese people who are adherents ...

s. In 1881, the PEF's ''Survey of Western Palestine'' (SWP) described it: "A small village built of stone, containing about 100

Metawileh Lebanese Shia Muslims ( ar, المسلمون الشيعة اللبنانيين), historically known as ''matāwila'' ( ar, متاولة, plural of ''mutawālin'' ebanese pronounced as ''metouali'' refers to Lebanese people who are adherents ...

, on side of valley, surrounded by figs, olives, and arable land. Water is obtained from cisterns and the spring of 'Ain el Tozeh." They further noted: "The rocks to the west of the village are cut into wine-presses, cisterns, etc.; probably an ancient place."Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p
138
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External links

Localiban *Survey of Western Palestine, Map 2:
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{{Tyre District Populated places in Tyre District Shia Muslim communities in Lebanon