Marjeyoun
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Marjayoun مرجعيون |
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 Marjayoun
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| Coordinates: 33°21′30″N 35°35′20″E / 33.35833°N 35.58889°ECoordinates: 33°21′30″N 35°35′20″E / 33.35833°N 35.58889°E | |
| Grid position | 135/158 L |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Governorate | Nabatieh Governorate |
| District | Maryajoun |
| Elevation | 860 m (2,822 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 3,000 |
| • Religions | Greek Orthodoxy, Maronite Catholicism, Greek Catholicism, Shia Islam, Sunni Islam, Druze |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Marjayoun (Arabic: مرجعيون: Lebanese pronunciation[marʒʕajuːn]), also Marj 'Ayoun, Marjuyun, or Marjeyoun - meaning "meadow of springs") is both a Lebanese town (also known as Jdeideh / Jdeida / Jdeidet Marjeyoun) and an administrative district, Marjeyoun District, in the Nabatieh Governorate in Southern Lebanon.
It is 860 metres (2,822 ft) above sea level, and is located on the west side of the Rift Valley Bank just across from the ancient regional capital, Caesarea Philippi, which was located at the foot of Mt. Hermon on the east side of the Rift Valley. It is not to be confused with the Banias Springs at Caesarea Philippi.
Marjeyoun is on a hill facing Mount Hermon to the East, Beaufort Castle, the 1000-year-old Crusader Castle above the Litani River and overlooking Mount Amel (Jabal Amel) to the West, the summits of Rihan and Niha and the rest of the Mount Lebanon range to the North and the fertile plains of Marjeyoun that extend southward into the Galilee plains and the Golan Heights.
On June 10, 1179, during the Battle of Marj Ayyun, an Ayyubid army commanded by Saladin defeated a Crusader army led by King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem. The Christian king narrowly escaped being captured in the rout.
The historic Cathedral of Saint Peter is in Marjayoun.
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