Jahlieh

Jahlieh
جاهلية
Al-Jaheliyyeh, al-Jahiliya
Jahlieh

Location in Lebanon

Coordinates: 33°39′58″N 35°31′6″E / 33.66611°N 35.51833°E / 33.66611; 35.51833Coordinates: 33°39′58″N 35°31′6″E / 33.66611°N 35.51833°E / 33.66611; 35.51833
Country Lebanon
Governorate Mount Lebanon
District Chouf
Population
  Total 5,500

Jahlieh (Arabic: جاهلية) is a village in the Chouf District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate in Lebanon, located 35 kilometers southeast of Beirut with an altitude ranging between 400 to 650 meters above seal level and an total land area of 250 hectares. Jahlieh is bordered by villages of Daraya, Binwayte, Deir Dourit, Baakline.

The population is around 5,500 and the number of houses is around 600. Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze.[1]

References

  1. "Druze communities in the Middle East". British Druze Society. Archived from the original on September 11, 2011.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/5/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.