Mghayreh

Mghayreh مغيري Mughayri or Mughairi
Village
Mghayreh Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 34°5′46″N 35°52′21″E / 34.09611°N 35.87250°E / 34.09611; 35.87250
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Keserwan-Jbeil
District	Byblos
Area
• Total	2.63 km² (1.02 sq mi)
Elevation	1,160 m (3,810 ft)

Mghayreh (Arabic: مغيره,المغيري also spelled Mughayri) is a municipality in the Byblos District of Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon. It is 82 kilometers north of Beirut. Mghayreh has an average elevation of 1,300 meters above sea level and a total land area of 263 hectares. Its inhabitants are predominantly Maronite Catholics and Shia Muslims.^[1] It's situated on the slopes of Joubbat El Mnaitra and is bordered by Aqoura to the south, Afqa to the west and Qartaba to the east.

History

Patriarch and 17th century historian Estephan El Douaihy mentions that the monastery of Saint-Jeries-el-Azzra became the seat of the Maronite Patriarchate in 939.

Archaeology

Mghayreh's oldest ruins include the 'blue convent', a Roman temple dedicated to Adonis and Astarte in the 2nd century AD. The temple was also dedicated to the goddess Diana.

The town's Church of Our Lady of Yanouh dates back to the Crusader period.

Agriculture

Mghayreh produces many varieties of apples thanks to its temperate summer climate. Varieties include the Golden and Starking apples. Other agricultural produces include apricot, plum, peach, pear, pomegranate and other fruits.

References

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^ "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.

v t e Byblos District, Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate
Capital: Byblos
Towns and villages	Aabaydat Almat el-Chmaliyeh Almat el-Jnoubiyeh Amsheet Annaya Aqoura Adonis Afqa Ain ed-Delbeh Ain el-Ghouaybeh Ain Jrain Ain Kfaa Bazyoun Bchilleh Beer el-Hit Behdidat Bejjeh Bekhaaz Berbara Beithabbak Bichtlida -Fidar Bentaël Birket Hjoula Blat Boulhos Brayj Byblos Chatine Chikhane Chmout Edde Ehmej Fatreh Ferhet Fidar Fghal Ghabat Ghalboun Gharzouz Ghorfine Habil Halat Haqel Hay el-Arabeh Hbaline Hboub Hdayneh Hjoula Hosrayel Hsarat Hsoun Jaj Janneh Jeddayel Jenjol Jlisseh Jouret el-Qattine Kafr Kfar Baal Kfar Hitta Kfar Kiddeh Kfar Masshoun Kfar Qouas Kfoun Laqlouq Lassa Lehfed Maad Majdel Marj Mastita Mayfouq Mazraat es-Siyad Mechane Mghayreh Mish Mish Mounsef Nahr Ibrahim Qahmez Qartaba Qartaboun Qorqraiya Ram Ras Osta Rihaneh Seraaita Souaneh Tartej Tourzaiya Yanouh Zebdine
Landmarks	Abraham River Byblos Castle Jaj Cedar National Park Laqlouq skiing resort Royal necropolis of Byblos Temple of Baalat Gebal Temple of the Obelisks

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