Deir Jannine | |
Native Name: | دير جنين |
Native Name Lang: | ara |
Settlement Type: | village |
Pushpin Map: | Lebanon |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Akkar |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Akkar |
Coordinates: | 34.5647°N 36.1769°W |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 5.84 |
Elevation M: | 390 |
Population Total: | 767 eligible voters |
Population As Of: | 2009 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | EET |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Timezone1 Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +3 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | +961 |
Deir Jannine (Arabic: دير جنين) is a town in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon, close to the border with Syria.
The population in Deir Jannine are mostly Maronite.[2]
Deir Jenin is about 125 km (77.675 mi) from Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. It rises about 390 m (1,279.59 ft - 426,504 yd) above sea level and extends over an area estimated at 584 hectares (5.84 km² - 2.25424 mi² .
In 1838, Eli Smith noted the village as Deir Jenin, whose inhabitants were Maronites, located east of esh-Sheikh Mohammed.[3]