Jounieh
Sign in to saveJounieh (, or Juniya, ) is a coastal city in Keserwan District, about north of Beirut, Lebanon. Since 2017, it has been the capital of Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate. Jounieh is known for its seaside resorts and bustling nightlife, as well as its old stone souk, ferry port, paragliding site and gondola lift (le téléphérique), which takes passengers up the mountain to the shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon in Harissa.
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Place details
- Locality
- جونيه
- Region
- محافظة كسروان جبيل
- Country
- لبنان
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Jounieh
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Jounieh Lebanon.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Jounieh Bay
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Lebanon
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Lebanon
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Governorate
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Keserwan-Jbeil
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Keserwan
- Settlement.leader_party
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Official name
- جونيه
- Country
- Lebanon
- Located in
- Keserwan District
- Population
- +102221
- Elevation
- +20
- Capital of
- Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate
- Official website
- www.jounieh.gov.lb
- Image
- Jounieh Bay, Jounieh, Lebanon.jpg
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- History
- Ottoman Empire
- Modern history
- Lebanese Civil War
- Post Civil War
- Demographics
- International relations
- Climate
- Tourism
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Jounieh (, or Juniya, ) is a coastal city in Keserwan District, about north of Beirut, Lebanon. Since 2017, it has been the capital of Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate. Jounieh is known for its seaside resorts and bustling nightlife, as well as its old stone souk, ferry port, paragliding site and gondola lift (le téléphérique), which takes passengers up the mountain to the shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon in Harissa.
Above Jounieh, and on the way to Harissa, a small hill named Bkerké (, or Bkerki), overlooking the Jounieh bay, is the seat of the Patriarch of the Maronite Catholic Church of Lebanon. Residents of Jounieh and the surrounding towns are overwhelmingly Maronite Catholics. Maameltein is a district of Ghazir village.