Marjeyoun District
District
Khiam, Marjeyoun District
Khiam, Marjeyoun District
Location in Lebanon
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°21′43″N 35°35′23″E / 33.36194°N 35.58972°E / 33.36194; 35.58972
Country Lebanon
GovernorateNabatiyeh Governorate
CapitalMarjeyoun
Area
  Total102.4 sq mi (265.3 km2)
Elevation2,820 ft (860 m)
Population
 (2017)
  Total85,960
  Density840/sq mi (320/km2)
 Ministry of Public Health, Lebanese Republic
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Qlayaa, Marjeyoun District

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

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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