Wadi Jezzine

Village in the Jezzine District of southern Lebanon From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Wadi Jezzine (Arabic: وادي جزين, romanized: Wādī Jizzīn) is a municipality in the Jezzine District of the South Governorate of Lebanon, about 75 km south of Beirut.[1]

Country Lebanon
Elevation2,660 ft (810 m)
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Wadi Jezzine
وادي جزين
Ouadi Jezzine
Municipality
Wadi Jezzine is located in Lebanon
Wadi Jezzine
Wadi Jezzine
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°33′02″N 35°34′46″E
Country Lebanon
GovernorateSouth Governorate
DistrictJezzine District
Area
  Total
0.42 sq mi (1.10 km2)
Elevation2,660 ft (810 m)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)+3
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History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted Wady Jezzin as a village by Jezzin, "East of et-Tuffa".[2]

Demographics

In 2014, Christians made up 99.31% of registered voters in Wadi Jezzine. 89.02% of the voters were Maronite Catholics.[3]

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