Jwaya
جويا | |
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Town | |
  Jwaya | |
| Coordinates: 33°14′N 35°20′E / 33.233°N 35.333°E | |
| Grid position | 181/293 PAL |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Governorate | South Governorate |
| District | Tyre |
| Elevation | 300 m (1,000 ft) |
| Time zone | +2 |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
Jwaya (Arabic: جويا) or Jouaiya,[1] is a town in Tyre district, Lebanon. Located in the center of Jabal Amel geographically, 95 kilometers from Beirut, and the county seat of Sidon 54 kilometers and 16 kilometers from the city of Tyre towards the east, rising from the sea at 300 m, a land area of 32.000 dunums cultivated arable including grains, vegetables, olives, figs, and recently citrus and fruit.