Ghineh

Ghineh
غينه
City
Ghineh is located in Lebanon
Ghineh
Ghineh
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 34°2′19″N 35°42′34″E / 34.03861°N 35.70944°E / 34.03861; 35.70944
Country Lebanon
GovernorateKeserwan-Jbeil
DistrictKeserwan
Area
 • Total
1.99 km2 (0.77 sq mi)
Elevation
950 m (3,120 ft)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961

Ghineh (Arabic: غينه) is a municipality in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate in Lebanon. It is located 36 kilometers north of Beirut. Its average elevation is 950 meters above sea level and its total land area is 199 hectares.[1] It was famous for its Roman and Byzantine antiquities. Ghineh's inhabitants are predominantly Maronite Christians.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Ghineh". Localiban. Localiban. 2008-01-19. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  2. ^ "Elections municipales et ikhtiariah au Mont-Liban" (PDF). Localiban. Localiban. 2010. p. 19. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2015-07-24. Retrieved 2016-02-12.


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