The Marjayoun District is a district in the Nabatieh Governorate of Lebanon. The capital of the district is Marjayoun.
Marjayoun District | |
|---|---|
District | |
 Al-Khiyam, Marjayoun District | |
 Location in Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°21′43″N 35°35′23″E / 33.36194°N 35.58972°E | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Nabatiyeh Governorate |
| Capital | Marjayoun |
| Area | |
• Total | 102.4 sq mi (265.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,820 ft (860 m) |
| Population | |
• Estimate (31 December 2017) | 85,960 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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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
editThe following 32 municipalities are all located in the Marjayoun District:
- Al-Aadaissah
- Aadshit
- Ain Arab
- Al-Buwaydah
- Alman
- Bani Haiyyan
- Blat
- Blida
- Burj al-Mulouk
- Deir Mimas
- Deir Siryan
- Dibbin
- Houla
- Ebel as-Saqi
- Kfar Kila
- Al-Khiyam
- Majdal Selem
- Marjayoun
- Markaba
- Mais al-Jabal
- Muhaibib
- Qabrikha
- Al-Qantara
- Al-Qlaiaah
- Al-Qussair
- Rab Thalathin
- As-Sawanah
- Surda wa Al-Aamra
- Talloussah
- Taybeh
- Toulin
- Al-Wazzani
Demographics
editAccording to registered voters in 2014:
| Year | Christians | Muslims | Druze | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Greek Orthodox | Maronites | Greek Catholics | Other Christians | Total | Shias | Sunnis | Alawites | Druze | |
| 2014[2] | ||||||||||
Photos of Marjayoun
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