Mayrouba
ميروبا | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
  Mayrouba Location in Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 34°00′41″N 35°46′10″E / 34.01139°N 35.76944°E | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Keserwan-Jbeil |
| District | Keserwan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.23 km2 (3.18 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,300 m (4,300 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Mayrouba (Arabic: ميروبا; also spelled Meyrouba or Mairouba) is a village and municipality in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate in Lebanon.[1] Its average elevation is 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) above sea level and its total land area is 823 hectares.[2] Mayrouba's inhabitants are almost predominantly Maronite Catholic. As of 2008, the village had a school with 50 pupils and seven businesses with over five employees.[2]
There are several Stone Age archaeological sites in the vicinity that have defined the location as the type site of the Mayroubian culture.[3][4]
- ^ Owen's commerce & travel and international register. Owen's Commerce & Travel Ltd. 1964. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
- ^ a b "Mayrouba". Localiban. Localiban. 2008-01-22. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
- ^ Henry Field (1956). Ancient and modern man in Southwestern Asia. University of Miami Press. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
- ^ Lorraine Copeland; P. Wescombe (1965). Inventory of Stone-Age sites in Lebanon, pp. 40-42 & 106-107. Imprimerie Catholique. Retrieved 21 July 2011.