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Jbaa (Arabic: جباع; Syriac: ܓܒܐܥ; Phoenician: 𐤂𐤁𐤀𐤏), is a municipality in Lebanon located about 22 km (14 miles) from Sidon and 64 km (40 miles) from Beirut. It is part of the Nabatieh Governorate. Jbaa is situated on the great Safi Mountain, and rises over (in the town center) from the sea level and then begins to rise to in the district of "Ein-Elsataoun". The village covers over . Surrounding the village is gorgeous greenery including diverse trees, especially walnut trees that spread around most of the town houses.

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Locality
جباع
Region
محافظة النبطية
Country
لبنان
Population
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Jbaa (Arabic: جباع; Syriac: ܓܒܐܥ; Phoenician: 𐤂𐤁𐤀𐤏), is a municipality in Lebanon located about 22 km (14 miles) from Sidon and 64 km (40 miles) from Beirut. It is part of the Nabatieh Governorate. Jbaa is situated on the great Safi Mountain, and rises over (in the town center) from the sea level and then begins to rise to in the district of "Ein-Elsataoun". The village covers over . Surrounding the village is gorgeous greenery including diverse trees, especially walnut trees that spread around most of the town houses.

== Etymology == This town's name means “the mountain, the hill or highland” in the Aramaic language. The addition to its name of Al-Halaweh (the Arabic word for “the beautiful”) relates to its natural beauty.

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