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Village in Akkar
Deir Jannine
دير جنين
village
Deir Jannine is located in Lebanon
Deir Jannine
Deir Jannine
Coordinates: 34°33′53″N 36°10′37″E / 34.56472°N 36.17694°E / 34.56472; 36.17694
Country Lebanon
GovernorateAkkar
DistrictAkkar
Area
 • Total5.84 km (2.25 sq mi)
Elevation390 m (1,280 ft)
Population
 • Total767 eligible voters
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961

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

The population in Deir Jannine are mostly Maronite.

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.

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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