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Deir el Qamar (in Arabic دير القمر, meaning "monastery of the Moon") is a village in south-central Lebanon, 5 kilometres outside of Beiteddine, consisting of stone houses with red-tiled roofs. During the 16th to 18th centuries, Deir el-Kamar was the residence of the governors of Lebanon. It is also notable for its 16th century Fakhreddine mosque, the oldest standing mosque in Lebanon, as well as historical palaces and administrative buildings. During its peak, the city was the center of Arab literary tradition. Deir el Qamar was also the first village in Lebanon to have a municipality in 1864, and it is the birth place of many well known personnalities, Lebanese presidents, artists, writers, and highly acclamed figures in all fields.
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