Jieh
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Jieh (or Jiyé, Jiyeh, ) is a seaside town in Lebanon with an estimated population of 5000, 23 km south of Beirut, in the Chouf District via a 20-minute drive along the Beirut to Sidon highway south of the capital. In Phoenician times, it was known as Porphyreon and was a thriving natural seaport, which still functions today. The town is also known for its seven-kilometre sandy beach, which is a rarity along Lebanon's rocky coastline.
Key facts
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- Jiyeh
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- الجية none|300px|Jieh Panoramic May 2018
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- ara
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- City
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- Jieh coastline
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- Lebanon
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- Map showing the location of Jieh within Lebanon
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- Location within Lebanon
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- Country
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- Governorate
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- Mount Lebanon
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- District
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- Chouf
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- Mayor
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- Wissam Azzi
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Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- Archaeological site
- Research history
- Religion
- Tourism
- Education
- Power
- Environmental Problems
- Jiyeh Power Station Oil Spill
- Oil pollution from ships
- Jieh Sub-districts
- Notes
- Footnotes
- References
- Sources
- Bibliography - archaeology
- External links - archaeology
Jieh (or Jiyé, Jiyeh, ) is a seaside town in Lebanon with an estimated population of 5000, 23 km south of Beirut, in the Chouf District via a 20-minute drive along the Beirut to Sidon highway south of the capital. In Phoenician times, it was known as Porphyreon and was a thriving natural seaport, which still functions today. The town is also known for its seven-kilometre sandy beach, which is a rarity along Lebanon's rocky coastline.
The Biblical prophet Jonah was said to have landed on its shores when he was spat out of the giant fish described in the Hebrew Bible, and a temple was built which stands until today. Many invaders passed through Porphyreon such as Tohomtmos the Egyptian who landed his soldiers on its natural seaport in order to fight the North. Alexander the Great relaxed on its shore preparing for the attack on Tyre. St Peter and St Paul also walked through Jieh several times.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jieh” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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