Marjayoun District

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Marjayoun District
District
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Al-Khiyam, Marjayoun District
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Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°21′43″N35°35′23″E / 33.36194°N 35.58972°E / 33.36194; 35.58972
CountryFlag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Governorate Nabatiyeh Governorate
Capital Marjayoun
Area
  Total102.4 sq mi (265.3 km2)
Elevation
[1]
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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Qlayaa, Marjayoun District

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

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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

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

Marjeyoum Photo Album
Baladiyat Marjeyoun photo gallery

A view of Marjeyoun by satellite

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