Deir Jannine

Deir Jannine (Arabic: دير جنين) is a town in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon, close to the border with Syria.

Deir Jannine
دير جنين
village
Deir Jannine is located in Lebanon
Deir Jannine
Deir Jannine
Coordinates: 34°33′53″N 36°10′37″E
Country Lebanon
GovernorateAkkar
DistrictAkkar
Area
[1]
 • Total5.84 km2 (2.25 sq mi)
Elevation
[1]
390 m (1,280 ft)
Population
 (2009)[2]
 • Total767 eligible voters
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961

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 .

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted the village as Deir Jenin, whose inhabitants were Maronites, located east of esh-Sheikh Mohammed.[3]

References
  1. Deir Jannine, Localiban
  2. "Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. pp. 16, 21. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 185

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