Deir Jannine

Deir Jannine

دير جنين
Deir Jannine دير جنين
village
	Deir Jannine
	Coordinates: 34°33′53″N 36°10′37″E / 34.56472°N 36.17694°E / 34.56472; 36.17694
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Akkar
District	Akkar
Area
• Total	5.84 km2 (2.25 sq mi)
Elevation	390 m (1,280 ft)
Population (2009)
• Total	767 eligible voters
Time zone	UTC+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.^[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

^ a b Deir Jannine, Localiban
^ a b "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)
^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 185

Bibliography

Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.

External links

Deir Jannine, Localiban

[localiban-1] Deir Jannine, Localiban

[Municipal-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