Joub Jannine

Joub Jannine
Joub Jannine, Lebanon
Joub Jannine in 2016
Joub Jannine is located in Lebanon
Joub Jannine
Shown within Lebanon
Alternative nameJeb Jannine
LocationBeqaa Valley, Lebanon
Coordinates33°38′N 35°47′E / 33.63°N 35.78°E / 33.63; 35.78
Part ofBeqaa District
History
PeriodsTrihedral Neolithic, Heavy Neolithic, Neolithic
Site notes
ArchaeologistsHenri Fleisch
Conditionruins
Public accessYes
Trihedral Neolithic axe or pick from Joub Jannine II, Lebanon. Cream flint patinated to brown. In the collection of the Museum of Lebanese Prehistory at the Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon.
A view of the Beqaa Valley from residential Joub Jannine (taken July 2016)
Joub Jannine. January 2015. .

Joub Jannine (Arabic: جب جنين / ALA-LC: Jub Jannīn) is a city located in the Beqaa Valley in Lebanon.

Joub Jannine serves as the capital of West Beqaa and it is the center of the Western Beqaa District, hosting the Serail, which is a main governmental building serving the entire area. Joub Jannine is the largest and most populated town in its district with a population of 14,728. All of the county's major banks can be found in Joub Jannine as well as a trades college, Amusement Park, indoor/outdoor soccer arena, basketball court and the weekly Souk which takes place every Saturday and is a local produce market.

Joub Jannine is surrounded by a number of villages. To the south there is the village of Lala, Ghazze to the north, Kamid al lawz to the east, and Kefraya, known for its wine grape vineyards, to the west.[1]

  1. ^ Robert Joseph (1 December 2006). Wine Travel Guide to the World. Footprint Travel Guides. pp. 346–. ISBN 978-1-904777-85-4. Retrieved 30 April 2011.