Marjeyoun District Explained

Marjeyoun District
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:250px
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Lebanon
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Nabatiyeh Governorate
Subdivision Type2:Capital
Subdivision Name2:Marjeyoun
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:265.3
Population Est:85,960
Pop Est As Of:31 December 2017
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset:+2
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:33.3619°N 35.5897°W
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:860

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. UN Records