Khreibet Ej Jindi
Village in Akkar
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Khreibet Ej Jindi (Arabic: خريبة الجندي, romanized: Khraybat al-Jindī) is a town in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon.
Khreibet Ej Jindi
خريبة الجندي | |
|---|---|
village | |
Khreibet Ej Jindi, 2013 | |
  Khreibet Ej Jindi Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 34°33′30″N 36°05′46″E | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Akkar |
| District | Akkar |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.84 km2 (1.87 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 150 m (490 ft) |
| Population (2009)[2] | |
• Total | 1,419 eligible voters |
| • Density | 293/km2 (759/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Dialing code | +961 |
The population is mostly Sunni Muslim.[2]
History
In 1838, Eli Smith noted the village as Khureibet el-Jundy, located east of esh-Sheikh Mohammed. The inhabitants were Sunni Muslims.[3]
In 1856 it was named Khureibet el-Jundy on the map of Northern Palestine/Lebanon that Heinrich Kiepert published that year.[4]
