Ehmej | |
Other Name: | Ihmij |
Native Name: | إهمج |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Pushpin Map: | Lebanon |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Lebanon |
Coordinates: | 34.1222°N 35.7836°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Lebanon |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Keserwan-Jbeil |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Byblos |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 17.42 |
Elevation M: | 1,140 |
Ehmej (ar|إهمج; also spelled Ihmij) is a municipality in the Byblos District of Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon. It is located 57 kilometers northeast of Beirut.[1] Ehmej's inhabitants are predominantly Maronite Catholics.[2] There are two schools in the town, one public and the other private, with a total of 308 pupils in 2006. Ehmej also contains three quarries, and as of 2006, had four companies with over five employees operating in the town.[1] It hosts the annual Ehmej Festival.
Ehmej has a total land area of 1,742 hectares.[1] The town's average elevation is 1,140 meters above sea level.[1] Neighboring municipalities include Mish Mish to the west, Jaj to the north, Laqlouq and Mazraat es-Siyad to the east and Almat el-Shemaliat and Almat al-Janubiat to the south.[1]