Marjayoun
Sign in to saveMarjayoun or Jdeidet Marjayoun (: Lebanese pronunciation ), also '''Marj 'Ayoun, Marjuyun or Marjeyoun (lit. "meadow of springs") and Jdeideh / Jdeida / Jdeidet Marjeyoun''', is a municipality in the Marjeyoun District, Nabatieh Governorate in Southern Lebanon.
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Place details
- Locality
- مرجعيون
- Region
- محافظة النبطية
- Country
- لبنان
- Population
- 0
- Timezone
- Asia/Beirut
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Marjayoun
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.image_skyline
- South Lebanese town Marj a'Youn (FL45807470).jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Church in Marjayoun, 1977
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Lebanon
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Lebanon
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Governorate
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Nabatieh Governorate
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Marjayoun
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Lebanon
- Located in
- Marjayoun District
- Population
- +7000
- Area
- +7.88
- Elevation
- +860
- Capital of
- Marjayoun District
- Image
- South Lebanese town Marj a'Youn (FL45807470).jpg
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Article
17 sectionsContents
- History
- Crusader period
- Ottoman period
- 20th–21st centuries
- Geography
- Demographics
- Parliamentary representation
- Hospital
- Marjayoun Airfield
- Notable people
- Climate
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
- Photo galleries
- Videos
Marjayoun or Jdeidet Marjayoun (: Lebanese pronunciation ), also '''Marj 'Ayoun, Marjuyun or Marjeyoun (lit. "meadow of springs") and Jdeideh / Jdeida / Jdeidet Marjeyoun''', is a municipality in the Marjeyoun District, Nabatieh Governorate in Southern Lebanon.
==History== ===Crusader period=== On 10 June 1179, during the Battle of Marj Ayyun, the Ayyubids defeated the Crusaders. The Crusader king narrowly escaped capture.