Marjeyoun District

The Marjeyoun District is a district in the Nabatieh Governorate of Lebanon. The capital of the district is Marjeyoun.

Marjeyoun District
District
Khiam, Marjeyoun District
Khiam, Marjeyoun District
Location in Lebanon
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°21′43″N 35°35′23″E
Country Lebanon
GovernorateNabatiyeh Governorate
CapitalMarjeyoun
Area
  Total102 sq mi (265 km2)
Elevation2,820 ft (860 m)
Population
  Total41,000
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Qlayaa, Marjeyoun District

Marjeyoun stands at a hill facing Mount Hermon to the East, with Beaufort castle. The Litani River and Mount Amel are to the West, The Rihan, Niha and the Lebanon Mountain Range to the North and the fertile plains of Sahil Marjeyoun that extends into Northern Israel between the Galilee finger and plains immediately underneath the Golan Heights.

Photos of Marjeyoun

Marjeyoum Photo Album
Baladiyat Marjeyoun photo gallery

A view of Marjeyoun by satellite

References

  1. UN Records


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