Wadi Jezzine
Wadi Jezzine
وادي جزين Ouadi Jezzine | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
  Wadi Jezzine Location in Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°33′02″N 35°34′46″E / 33.55056°N 35.57944°E | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | South Governorate |
| District | Jezzine District |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.42 sq mi (1.10 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,660 ft (810 m) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
Wadi Jezzine (Arabic: وادي جزين) is a municipality in the Jezzine District of the South Governorate of Lebanon, about 75 km south of Beirut.[1]
History
[edit]In 1838, Eli Smith noted Wady Jezzin as a village by Jezzin, "East of et-Tuffa".[2]
Demographics
[edit]In 2014, Christians made up 99.31% of registered voters in Wadi Jezzine. 89.02% of the voters were Maronite Catholics.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Ouadi Jezzine, localiban
- ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 188
- ^ "التوزيع حسب المذاهب للناخبين/ناخبات في بلدة وادي جزين، قضاء جزين محافظة الجنوب في لبنان". إعْرَفْ لبنان.
Bibliography
[edit]External links
[edit]- Ouadi Jezzine, localiban
