Marjayoun
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Marjayoun is a historic market town in southern Lebanon overlooking the Hula Valley and Mount Hermon, known for its mixed Christian-Muslim community and strategic location near the Israeli and Syrian borders.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marjayoun canonical | 4 |
| Merdjayoun | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
municipality
ⓘ
populated place ⓘ town ⓘ |
| climate | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Lebanon ⓘ |
| countryCallingCode | +961 ⓘ |
| demographicCharacteristic |
religiously mixed population
ⓘ
urban center for surrounding villages ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Mediterranean Sea basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | municipal council ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
historic market town
ⓘ
mixed Christian-Muslim community ⓘ strategic location ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
services ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRole |
regional trading center
ⓘ
strategic military location ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature |
Golan Heights region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Litani River region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Southern Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity |
Marjeyoun District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nabatieh Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInGeographicalFeature | hilltop area overlooking Hula Valley ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZoneOffset | +02:00 ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZoneOffsetDST | +03:00 ⓘ |
| locatedNorthOf | Israeli border ⓘ |
| locatedSouthOf | Beirut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedWestOf | Syrian border ⓘ |
| majorReligion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ |
| nearBorderWith |
Israel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| overlooks | Hula Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | South Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousCommunity |
Christian
ⓘ
Muslim ⓘ |
| roadConnection | other towns in South Lebanon ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | overlooks routes between Lebanon, Israel and Syria ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern European Time ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | Eastern European Summer Time ⓘ |
| viewOf | Mount Hermon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Arabic script ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Southern Lebanon
this entity surface form:
Merdjayoun