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{{Infobox settlement
| name = RechknanayReshknanay
| native_name = رشكنانيه
| native_name_lang = ara<!-- ISO 639-2 code: "fr" for French, "ara" for Arabic -->
| settlement_type = VillageMunicipality
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| pushpin_map = Lebanon
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| pushpin_map_alt = Map showing the location of RechknanayReshknanay within Lebanon
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within Lebanon
| coordinates = {{coord|33|11|23|N|35|19|22|E|region:LB_type:city|display=inline,title}}
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| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 170
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'''RechknanayReshknanay''' or '''Rishknaniyah''' ({{lang-langx|ar|رشكنانيه}}) is a villagemunicipality in [[Southern Lebanon]], located in [[Tyre District]], [[South Governorate|Governorate of South Lebanon]].
 
==Origin of name==
==Etymology==
[[Edward Henry Palmer|E. H. Palmer]] wrote that the name comes from a personal name.<ref>Palmer, 1881, p. [https://archive.org/stream/surveyofwesternp00conduoft#page/32/mode/1up 32]</ref>
 
==History==
In 1875, during the late [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] era, [[Victor Guérin]] noted it as a small village of [[Metuali]]s.<ref>Guérin, 1880, p. [https://archive.org/stream/descriptiongogr00gugoog#page/n428/mode/1up 388]</ref>
 
In 1881, the [[Palestine Exploration Fund|PEF]]'s [[PEF Survey of Palestine|''Survey of Western Palestine'' (SWP)]] described it: "A small village built of stone, containing about 100 [[Metawileh]], on side of valley, surrounded by figs, olives, and arable land. Water is obtained from [[cistern]]s and the spring of 'Ain el Tozeh."<ref>Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. [https://archive.org/stream/surveyofwesternp01conduoft#page/93/mode/1up 93]</ref> They further noted: "The rocks to the west of the village are cut into wine-presses, cisterns, etc.; probably an ancient place."<ref>Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. [https://archive.org/stream/surveyofwesternp01conduoft#page/138/mode/1up 138]</ref>
 
==Demographics==
In 2014 [[Islam in Lebanon|Muslims]] made up 99.64% of registered voters in Reshknanay. 96.07% of the voters were [[Lebanese Shia Muslims|Shiite Muslims]].<ref>https://lub-anan.com/المحافظات/الجنوب/صور/رشكنانية/المذاهب/</ref>
 
==References==
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==Bibliography==
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*Survey of Western Palestine, Map 2: [http://www.iaa-archives.org.il/zoom/zoom.aspx?folder_id=93&type_id=6&id=8365 IAA], [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Survey_of_Western_Palestine_1880.02.jpg Wikimedia commons]
{{Tyre District}}
[[Category:Populated places in Tyre District]]
[[Category:Shia Muslim communities in Lebanon]]
[[Category:Populated places in Lebanon]]
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