Ain Qana (), also known as Ainqana, is a municipality in the
Nabatieh Governorate
Nabatieh Governorate (, ') is one of the nine governorates of Lebanon. The area of this governorate is 1,058 km2. The capital is Nabatieh.
Districts
The governorate is divided into four districts (Aqdiya, singular qadaa) containing 130 mu ...
,
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 distr ...
.
The town is situated 680 meters above sea level, has an area of 630 hectares and a population of approximately 5585.
Demographics
In 2014
Muslims
Muslims () are people who adhere to Islam, a Monotheism, monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God ...
made up 99.36% of registered voters in Ain Qana. 97.36% of the voters were
Shiite Muslims.
[ https://lub-anan.com/المحافظات/النبطية/النبطية/عين-قانا/المذاهب/ ]
See also
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Qana
Qana, also spelled Cana, Canna or Kana, () is a municipality in southern Lebanon located southeast of the city of Tyre and north of the border with Israel, in an area historically known as Upper Galilee. Qana is known for its antiquity, as ...
, town in Southern Lebanon southwest of Ain Qana
References
Discover Lebanon* "History of AinQana" by Safi Habhab
External links
Official web page Localiban
{{Nabatieh District
Populated places in Nabatieh District