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Al-Knaissah الكنيسة
Municipality
Al-KnaissahLocation within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°15′43″N 35°15′47″E / 33.26194°N 35.26306°E / 33.26194; 35.26306
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	South Governorate
District	Tyre District
Elevation	190 m (620 ft)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code	+961
Website	بلدية الكنيسة

Al-Knaissah (also Romanized Kanisah, Kniseh) is a municipality in the Tyre District, South Governorate of Lebanon, 10 km southeast of Tyre. Kniseh's most prominent family is Souwaydan

v t e Places adjacent to Al-Knaissah
Malkiyet El Sahel, Deir Qanoun El Ain, Sammaaiyeh, Taybeh Batouliyeh Hanaouay Maaliye, El Kleile, Zahriye Kniseh Qana Aamrane Chaaitiyeh Rmadiyeh

Demographics

In 2014 Muslims made up 100% of registered voters in Al-Knaissah. 99.25% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.

Notable people

• Layal Abboud, singer

References

1. Encyclopedia of Lebanon. vol 15. Edito Creps International. 1998. p. 166.
2. https://lub-anan.com/المحافظات/الجنوب/صور/الكنيسة/المذاهب/

External links

• Kneisseh (Tyr), localiban

v t e Tyre District, South Governorate
Capital: Tyre
Towns and villages	Al-Aabbassiyah Aaitit Aalma ash-Shaab Ain Abu Aabdallah Ain az-Zarqa Ain Baal Arzoun Baflay Barish Al-Basatin Batoulay Al-Bayyad Al-Bazouriyah Bedias Bestiyat Burj el-Shamali Al-Burghuliyah Burj Rahal Al-Bustan Debaal Deir Aames Deir Kifa Deir Qanoun an-Naher Deir Qanoun Ras al-Ain Derdghaya Ad-Duhairah Al-Halloussiyah Al-Hamairi Hannaouiyah Al-Hanniye Jannata Jebal al-Bottom Al-Jibbain Jwaya Al-Knaissah Maarakah Maaroub Mahrouna Al-Majadel Majdal Zoun Malikiyat as-Sahel Al-Mansouri Marwahin Mazraat Meshref An-Naffakhiyah An-Naqoura Qana Al-Qlailah Ar-Ramadiyah Reshknanay As-Sammaaiyah Seddiqin Selaa Ash-Shaaitiyah Shabriha Shamaa Shehour Chehabiyeh Shihin Srifa Tayr Debba Tayr Felsay Tayr Harfa Toura Wadi Jilou Yanouh Yarin Zalloutieh Zibqin
Palestinian refugee camps	Burj el-Shamali Al-Buss Rashidieh
Other	Umm al-Amad Ladder of Tyre

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