Mejdlaya

Mejdlaya, Mejdlaiya, (Arabic: مجدليّا‎‎) is a village in Zgharta District, in the Northern Governorate of Lebanon.^[1]

The population is Maronite and Greek Orthodox Christian.^[2]

There is an approximate 3,700m Olive field in town owned by the late Moses (Moosey) family, upon imagrating to the United States in the 1800's, changed their name to Moosey. The land/Olive field is valued at approximately $555,000usd according to a 2016 appraisal.

References

↑ Mejdlaiya (Zgharta), Localiban
↑ "Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. p. 23. Retrieved 29 October 2016.

Zgharta District, North Governorate

Capital: Zgharta

Towns and villages	Aarjes Aintourine Aitou Alma Arbet Kozhaya Ardeh Ashashe Aslout Asnoun Basloukit Bchennine Beit Awkar Beit Obeid Besbeel Bhairet Toula Bnachii Bousit Daraya Ehden Ejbeh Fraydiss Haret Al Fawar Harf Ardeh Harf Miziara Hawqa Hilan Houmeiss Iaal Jdaydeh Kadrieh Karahbache Karmsaddeh Kfardlakos Kfarfou Kfarhawra Kfarsghab Kfarshakhna Kfarhata Kfaryachit Kfarzeina Khaldieh Mazraat Al Nahr Mazraat Al Toufah Mazraat Hraikis Mejdlaya Miriata Miziara Sakhra Morh Kfarsghab Rachiine Raskifa Sebhel Sereel Toula Zgharta

Notable landmarks	Kadisha Valley Monastery of Qozhaya Mar Sarkis, Ehden Iaal Fortress

History	History of Kfarsghab

Notable people	Patriarch Estephan El Douaihy Youssef Bey Karam Suleiman Frangieh René Moawad Anis Bey Moawad Hamid Frangieh Youssef Salim Karam Rvd. Seemaan El Douaihy Nayla Moawad Suleiman Frangieh, Jr. Salim Bey Karam Estephan El Douaihy Tony Frangieh Youakim Moubarac Michael Deeb Jr.

Society	Youssef Bey Karam Foundation

Coordinates: 34°24′54″N 35°52′10″E / 34.4150°N 35.8695°E / 34.4150; 35.8695

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