Qaaqaaiyet El Snoubar
# Qaaqaaiyet El Snoubar

Qaaqaaiyet El Snoubar (Arabic: قاقعية الصنوبر, also spelled Qaaqaiet es Snaoubar, Kakaiyat Sanawbar, or Kaakayat Al Sanawbar) is a village in Sidon District, South Governorate, Lebanon. It is located southeast of Sidon, and is considered an "extension" of the villages of Jabal Amel. The population is of about 3,000 inhabitants.

## 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.

## People

The village contains the locally revered tomb of Sheikh Muhammad bin Hassan Al-Qa’iq.

Abbas Assi, a Lebanese international footballer, was born in Qaaqaaiyet El Snoubar.

