Menjez

Menjez (Arabic: منجز) (also Mounjez) is a town in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon, close to the border with Syria.

Menjez
منجز
village
Menjez is located in Lebanon
Menjez
Menjez
Coordinates: 34°36′56″N 36°14′42″E
Country Lebanon
GovernorateAkkar
DistrictAkkar
Area
[1]
 • Total5.92 km2 (2.29 sq mi)
Elevation
[1]
350 m (1,150 ft)
Population
 (2009)[2]
 • Total943 eligible voters
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961

The population of Menjez is mostly Maronite.[2]

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted the village as Menjaz, located east of esh-Sheikh Mohammed. The residents were Maronites.[3]

References
  1. Menjez, Localiban
  2. "Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. pp. 18, 22. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 185

Bibliography
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