Mghayreh
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CountryLebanon
Elevation1,160 m (3,810 ft)
Mghayreh
مغيري Mughayri or Mughaireh | |
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Village | |
  Mghayreh Location in Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 34°5′46″N 35°52′21″E / 34.09611°N 35.87250°E | |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Governorate | Keserwan-Jbeil |
| District | Byblos |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.63 km2 (1.02 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,160 m (3,810 ft) |
Mghayreh (Arabic: مغيره, also spelled Mughaire, المغيري) is a municipality in the Byblos District of Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon. It is 82 kilometers north of Beirut. Mghayreh has an average elevation of 1,300 meters above sea level and a total land area of 263 hectares. Its inhabitants are predominantly Maronite Catholics and Shia Muslims.[1] It's situated on the slopes of Joubbat El Mnaitra and is bordered by Aqoura to the south, Afqa to the west and Qartaba to the east.
Patriarch and 17th century historian Estephan El Douaihy mentions that the monastery of Saint-Jeries-el-Azzra became the seat of the Maronite Patriarchate in 939.
