Qnat

Qnat
قنات
Municipality
Map showing the location of Qnat within Lebanon
Map showing the location of Qnat within Lebanon
Qnat
Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 34°15′11″N 35°53′37″E / 34.253186°N 35.893614°E / 34.253186; 35.893614
Country Lebanon
GovernorateNorth Governorate
DistrictBsharri District
Government
 • Municipality HeadDr. 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
 • Density460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
3925
Dialing code+961 (06)
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Qnât, Qnat, Qanat, Knat or Kanat (Arabic: قنات, romanized: Qnāt) is a municipality in the Bsharri District of Lebanon. 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. 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.