Daychounieh

Daychounieh (Arabic: الديشونية translit. al-Dayšūniyat) (also Al-Daychounieh) is a village in the Matn District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon. Daychounieh is administered by Mansourieh municipality.

Daychounieh
الديشونية
City
Map showing the location of Daychounieh within Lebanon
Map showing the location of Daychounieh within Lebanon
Daychounieh
Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°51′N 35°34′E
Country Lebanon
GovernorateMount Lebanon Governorate
DistrictMatn District
Government
 • Time ZoneGMT +2 (UTC)
 • - Summer (DST)+3 (UTC)
 • Area Code(s)(+961) 4
 • Postal code22415
Area
 • Total1.33 km2 (0.51 sq mi)
Highest elevation
250 m (820 ft)
Lowest elevation
200 m (700 ft)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961

Overview

Daychounieh native people are from Sakr, Khoury and Abou Khalil families.

Etymology

Geography

Daychounieh is 11 km to the Capital (Beirut), 26 km to the Province Administrative Center (Baabda) and 15 km to the Caza Administrative Center (Jdeideh).

Daychounieh is accessible from Mansourieh main road.

Beirut River flows east to west from Lebanon's mountains passing through Daychounieh to the Mediterranean Sea.

Demographics

As of 2009, Daychounieh houses a population of approx. 800, of which 98 constitute the electorate and 153 are native residents. The number of residences is approx. 250. [1]

References and footnotes
  1. "Daychounieh E-Community". Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved June 24, 2009.
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