Ghineh

Ghineh غينة
City
Ghineh Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 34°2′19″N 35°42′34″E / 34.03861°N 35.70944°E / 34.03861; 35.70944Coordinates: 34°2′19″N 35°42′34″E / 34.03861°N 35.70944°E / 34.03861; 35.70944
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Mount Lebanon
District	Keserwan
Area
• Total	1.99 km² (0.77 sq mi)
Elevation	950 m (3,120 ft)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Dialing code	+961

Ghineh (Arabic: غينة‎‎) is a municipality in the Keserwan District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate in Lebanon. It is located 36 kilometers north of Beirut. Its average elevation is 950 meters above sea level and its total land area is 199 hectares.^[1] Ghineh's inhabitants are predominantly Maronite Christians.^[2]

References

↑ "Ghineh". Localiban. Localiban. 2008-01-19. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
↑ "Elections municipales et ikhtiariah au Mont-Liban" (pdf). Localiban. Localiban. 2010. p. 19. Retrieved 2016-02-12.

Keserwan District, Mount Lebanon Governorate

Capital: Jounieh

Towns and villages	Adma wa Dafneh Ain el-Rihaneh Aintoura Ajaltoun Aramoun Ashqout Azra Ballouneh Batha Bkerké Bzoummar Chahtoul-Jouret Mhad Daraya Dlebta Faitroun Faraya Ghazir Ghbaleh Ghineh Ghosta Harissa-Daraoun Hrajel Jeita Jouret Bedran Jouret el-Termos Kaslik Kfar Dibiane Kfar Yassine Qleiat Mayrouba Rayfoun Safra Sehaileh Tabarja Yahchouch Zouk Mikael Zouk Mosbeh

Notable landmarks	Our Lady of Lebanon Commemorative stelae of Nahr el-Kalb Jeita Grotto Jabal Moussa Biosphere Reserve

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