Marj, Lebanon
Marj
مرج (البقاع الغربي) | |
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Village | |
  Marj Location in Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°45′50″N 35°53′00″E / 33.76389°N 35.88333°E / 33.76389; 35.88333 | |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Governorate | Beqaa Governorate |
| District | Western Beqaa |
| Elevation | 2,660 ft (810 m) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
Marj (Arabic: مرج (البقاع الغربي)), is a village located in the Western Beqaa District of the Beqaa Governorate in Lebanon. Al Marj’s population is approximately 25,000 Lebanese and also have approximately 20,000 Syrians. Al Marj is know for the biggest manufacturer of furniture in western bekaa, and also for its beautiful green fields. It is a very central town near Zahlé and nearer to Beirut about 50 km away. It is nicknamed the town of “frogs”.
History
In 1838, Eli Smith noted it as el-Merj; a Sunni Muslim, Maronite and Catholic village in the Beqaa Valley.[1]
References
- ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 142
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
- Marj (Beqaa Ouest), localiban
Capital: Joub Jannine | ||
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