town of Merdjayoun
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The town of Merdjayoun is a historically significant settlement in southern Lebanon that has served as a strategic military and administrative center in the region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| town of Merdjayoun canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human settlement
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 33.360°N 35.590°E ⓘ |
| country | Lebanon ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | about 800 metres ⓘ |
| hasBuilding |
churches
ⓘ
mosques ⓘ municipal buildings ⓘ |
| hasClimate | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| hasFunction | local administrative center for surrounding villages ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | multi-confessional population ⓘ |
| hasNameVariant |
Marj Ayoun
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marjayoun NERFINISHED ⓘ Marjeyoun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Galilee region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
administrative center
ⓘ
strategic military center ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Southern Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Marjeyoun District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nabatieh Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInOrNextToBodyOfWater | Litani River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Bint Jbeil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hasbaya NERFINISHED ⓘ Marjayoun villages ⓘ |
| partOf |
Levant
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Lebanon historical conflict zone ⓘ |
| region | South Governorate historical area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | borderland area ⓘ |
| religion |
Christian communities
ⓘ
Muslim communities ⓘ |
| roadConnection |
connected to Hasbaya
ⓘ
connected to Nabatieh ⓘ connected to the Beqaa Valley ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
1948 Arab–Israeli War operations in southern Lebanon
ⓘ
Lebanese Civil War fighting in the south ⓘ South Lebanon conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II Syria–Lebanon campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicLocation |
on routes linking coastal Lebanon with inland Syria
ⓘ
overlooks plains near the Israeli–Lebanese border ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Eastern European Summer Time
ⓘ
Eastern European Time ⓘ |
| UTCOffset | +2 ⓘ |
| UTCOffsetDST | +3 ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Arabic script ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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