Mais al-Jabal

Mais al-Jabal
ميس الجبل
Municipality
Abi Zar mosque in Mais al-Jabal
Abi Zar mosque in Mais al-Jabal
Map showing the location of Mais al-Jabal within Lebanon
Map showing the location of Mais al-Jabal within Lebanon
Mais al-Jabal
Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°10′10″N 35°31′32″E / 33.16944°N 35.52556°E / 33.16944; 35.52556
Grid position198/286 PAL
Country Lebanon
GovernorateNabatieh Governorate
DistrictMarjayoun District
Elevation
630 m (2,070 ft)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961

Mais al-Jabal or Mais aj-Jabal (Arabic: ميس الجبل) is a municipality in the Marjayoun District in Lebanon.

Etymology

According to E. H. Palmer, the name Meis comes from the name of a tree.[1]

Location

The municipality of Mais al-Jabal is located in the Marjayoun District, one of the eight mohafazats (governorates) of Lebanon. Mais al-Jabal is 114 kilometers (70.8396 mi) away from Beyrouth (Beirut) the capital of Lebanon. Its elevation is 630 meters (2067.03 ft - 688.968 yd) above sea level. Mais al-Jabal surface stretches for 1924 hectares (19.24 km2 - 7.42664 mi2).[citation needed]

History

In 1596, it was named as a village, Mis, in the Ottoman nahiya (subdistrict) of Tibnin under the liwa' (district) of Safad, with a population of 75 households and 11 bachelors, all Muslim. The villagers paid a fixed tax-rate of 25% on agricultural products, such as wheat, barley, summer crops, olive trees, vegetable and fruit garden or orchard, goats, beehives; in addition to occasional revenues, a press for olive oil or grape syrup and a winter pastures; a total of 12,860 akçe.[2][3]

In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) found here: "ancient remains; one olive-press and two sarcophagi on the east side."[4] They further described it: "A large village in two parts, containing about 700 Metawileh, on low ridge, surrounded by figs, olives, and arable land. There is a birket near the village, and three good springs to the north, besides cisterns."[5]

Modern era

On October 1, 2024, the IDF claimed that since the onset of the Israel–Hezbollah conflict in October 2023 and leading up to the October 2024 ground operation, it has destroyed 91 Hezbollah targets in Mais al-Jabal, including 13 lookout posts and various weapons, with tunnels measuring nearly 12 meters deep and located just 30 meters from the Blue Line.[6]

Demographics

In 2014 Muslims made up 99.58% of registered voters in Mais al-Jabal. 98.33% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[7]

Shrine

The village holds a Shia shrine for the prophet's companion Abu Dharr. Another Shia shrine to Abu Dharr is located in Sarepta.[8]

Educational Establishments

Educational establishments Mais al-Jabal (2005-2006) Lebanon (2005-2006)
Number of Schools 3 2788
Public School 2 1763
Private School 1 1025
Students schooled in the public schools 435 439905
Students schooled in the private schools 144 471409

References

  1. ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 29
  2. ^ Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 181
  3. ^ Note that Rhode, 1979, p. 6 writes that the register that Hütteroth and Abdulfattah studied was not from 1595/6, but from 1548/9
  4. ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 136
  5. ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 95
  6. ^ "IDF invasion of southern Lebanon meets no Hezbollah resistance". The Jerusalem Post. 2024-10-01. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  7. ^ https://lub-anan.com/المحافظات/النبطية/مرجعيون/ميس-الجبل/المذاهب/
  8. ^ Rihan, Mohammad (2014). The Politics and Culture of an Umayyad Tribe: Conflict and Factionalism in the Early Islamic Period. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 195. ISBN 9780857736208 – via books.google.com.

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