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Also known as Maghdouche, Maghdoucheh

Maghdouché (, ) is a municipality in the South Governorate of Lebanon. It is located 50 km south of Beirut and 8 km southeast of Sidon. The village lies 3 km inland from the Mediterranean, occupying a hill with elevation ranging between 200 and 229 meters above sea level.

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Place details

Locality
مغدوشة
Region
محافظة الجنوب
Country
لبنان
Population
0

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Maghdouché
Settlement.native_name
مغدوشة
Settlement.other_name
Maghdoushah
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline
MaghdoucheVillage.jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map
Lebanon
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
Bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Lebanon
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1
South Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Sidon District
Settlement.government_type
Mayor–council
Settlement.governing_body
Maghdouche municipality
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.elevation_max_m
230

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Demographics
  • Economy
  • History
  • Main sights
  • Popular culture
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Maghdouché (, ) is a municipality in the South Governorate of Lebanon. It is located 50 km south of Beirut and 8 km southeast of Sidon. The village lies 3 km inland from the Mediterranean, occupying a hill with elevation ranging between 200 and 229 meters above sea level.

==Demographics== In 2014, Christians made up 99.26% of registered voters in Maghdouché. 78.48% of the voters were Greek Catholics and 14.12% were Maronite Catholics.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Maghdouché” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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