Marjayoun District

Marjayoun District
District
Al-Khiyam, Marjayoun District
Al-Khiyam, Marjayoun District
Location in Lebanon
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°21′43″N 35°35′23″E / 33.36194°N 35.58972°E / 33.36194; 35.58972
Country Lebanon
GovernorateNabatiyeh Governorate
CapitalMarjayoun
Area
 • Total
102.4 sq mi (265.3 km2)
Elevation
[1]
2,820 ft (860 m)
Population
 • Estimate 
(31 December 2017)
85,960
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Al-Qlaiaah, Marjayoun District

The Marjayoun District is a district in the Nabatieh Governorate of Lebanon. The capital of the district is Marjayoun.

Marjayoun 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 Marjayoun that extends into Northern Israel between the Galilee finger and plains immediately underneath the Golan Heights.

Municipalities

The following 32 municipalities are all located in the Marjayoun District:

Demographics

According to registered voters in 2014:

Year Christians Muslims Druze
Total Greek Orthodox Maronites Greek Catholics Other Christians Total Shias Sunnis Alawites Druze
2014[2]
14.89%
5.74%
5.12%
2.70%
1.33%
83.91%
80.16%
3.74%
0.01%
0.91%

Photos of Marjayoun

Baladiyat Marjeyoun photo gallery

References

  1. ^ UN Records
  2. ^ https://lub-anan.com/المحافظات/النبطية/مرجعيون/المذاهب/


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