Marjayoun

Marjayoun
مرجعيون
Village
Church in Marjayoun, 1977
Church in Marjayoun, 1977
Marjayoun is located in Lebanon
Marjayoun
Marjayoun
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°21′43″N 35°35′23″E / 33.36194°N 35.58972°E / 33.36194; 35.58972
Grid position135/158 L
Country Lebanon
GovernorateNabatieh Governorate
DistrictMarjayoun
Elevation
860 m (2,822 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
7,000−10,000
 • Religions
Greek Orthodoxy
Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Baniyas
Maronite Catholicism
Greek Catholicism
Shia Islam
Sunni Islam
Druze
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Marjayoun or Jdeidet Marjayoun (Arabic: مرجعيون: Lebanese pronunciation [ˈmaɾʒ.ʕajuːn]), also Marj 'Ayoun, Marjuyun or Marjeyoun (lit. "meadow of springs") which reflects the area's lush landscape and abundant water resources and Jdeideh / Jdeida / Jdeidet Marjeyoun, is a Lebanese town and an administrative district, the Marjeyoun District, in the Nabatieh Governorate in Southern Lebanon.