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[[Image:South lebanon map qana.png|right|thumb|305px|Map of South Lebanon showing location of Qana]] |
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'''Qana''' ({{lang-ar|'''قـانـا'''}}) is a village in [[southern Lebanon]] located 10 km southeast of the city of [[Tyre]] and 12 km north of the border with [[Israel]]. The 10,000 residents of Qana are primarily [[Shiite]] [[Islam|Muslim]]<ref>[Lebanese Town Lays Claim To Jesus Christ's First Miracle], ''[[Associated Press]]'', [[January 12]], [[1994]].</ref>, although there is also a [[Christianity|Christian]] community in the village. |
'''Qana''' ({{lang-ar|'''قـانـا'''}}) is a village in [[southern Lebanon]] located 10 km southeast of the city of [[Tyre]] and 12 km north of the border with [[Israel]]. The 10,000 residents of Qana are primarily [[Shiite]] [[Islam|Muslim]]<ref>[Lebanese Town Lays Claim To Jesus Christ's First Miracle], ''[[Associated Press]]'', [[January 12]], [[1994]].</ref>, although there is also a [[Christianity|Christian]] community in the village. |
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Revision as of 13:06, 6 August 2006
- For the location mentioned in the New Testament, which is often identified with Qana, see Cana.
- For the ancient Aragonese unit of length, see cana.
Qana (Template:Lang-ar) is a village in southern Lebanon located 10 km southeast of the city of Tyre and 12 km north of the border with Israel. The 10,000 residents of Qana are primarily Shiite Muslim[1], although there is also a Christian community in the village.
Biblical controversy
Jesus is said to have performed his first miracle of turning water into wine at Cana in Galilee. Some Lebanese Christians claim that the Lebanese village of Qana was the location of this event[2]. However, a tradition dating back to the 8th century identifies Cana with the modern village of Kefr' Kenna, about 7 km northeast of Nazareth[3], and more recent scholars have suggested other alternatives, including the ruined village of Kenet-el-Jalil, about 9 km further north, and Ain Kana nearer to Nazareth and a better candidate on etymological grounds. The Gospel of John clearly states that it is in Galilee; and the fact that this event was early in his ministry, tends to reinforce the nearer locations nearer to Nazareth.
In 1994, Nabih Berri, Lebanon's Parliament Speaker and leader of the secular Shiite Amal movement, wanted to establish a Christian shrine at a cave in Qana to attract tourists and pilgrims[4]. The government sent a 100-man company of troops to Qana to prevent potential religious conflict. This proposal was revived in 1999[5].
Attacks on Qana
Qana is known internationally for two separate incidents in which the Israeli Defense Forces is charged with many civilian deaths during fighting with Hezbollah:
- 1996 shelling of Qana: On 18 April 1996, amid heavy fighting between the Israel Defense Forces and Hezbollah during Operation Grapes of Wrath, a Fijian UNIFIL compound in the village was shelled by Israeli artillery, killing 106 civilians and injuring around 116 others who had taken refuge there to escape the fighting. Four UNIFIL soldiers were also seriously injured.[6][7]
- 2006 Qana airstrike: On 30 July 2006, during the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah conflict, Israeli airstrikes reportedly hit an apartment building, which collapsed several hours later. It has been confirmed by the Lebanese Red Cross that at least 28 people were killed, 16 of which were children, but recovery of bodies is still ongoing[8].
References
- ^ [Lebanese Town Lays Claim To Jesus Christ's First Miracle], Associated Press, January 12, 1994.
- ^ [Lebanese Town Lays Claim To Jesus Christ's First Miracle], Associated Press, January 12, 1994
- ^ Catholic Encyclopedia, 1914
- ^ [Lebanese Town Lays Claim To Jesus Christ's First Miracle], Associated Press, January 12, 1994.
- ^ [Lebanon to develop Qana into Christian tourist site], Agence France-Presse, December 7, 1999.
- ^ "Question of the violation of human rights in the occupied Arab territories, including Palestine: written statement submitted by the Hariri Foundation". United Nations. United Nations Commission on Human Rights. 11 March 2004.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Unknown parameter|accessmonthday=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ "Protest at Peres Nazi image". BBC News. 1 April 2001.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Human Rights Watch puts Qana death toll at 28, Reuters, August 3, 2006.