Marjayoun

Marjayoun or Jdeidet Marjayoun (: Lebanese pronunciation ), also '''Marj 'Ayoun, Marjuyun or Marjeyoun (lit. "meadow of springs") and Jdeideh / Jdeida / Jdeidet Marjeyoun''', is a municipality in the Marjeyoun District, Nabatieh Governorate in Southern Lebanon.

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Place details

Locality: مرجعيون
Region: محافظة النبطية
Country: لبنان
Population: 0
Timezone: Asia/Beirut

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Marjayoun
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: South Lebanese town Marj a'Youn (FL45807470).jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Church in Marjayoun, 1977
Settlement.pushpin_map: Lebanon
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Lebanon
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Nabatieh Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Marjayoun
Settlement.population_as_of: 2022
Settlement.population_total: 7,000-10,000
Settlement.population_blank2_title: Religions
Settlement.population_blank2: Greek Orthodoxy Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Baniyas Maronite Catholicism Greek Catholicism Latin Catholicism Shia Islam Sunni Islam Druze
Settlement.timezone: EET
Settlement.utc_offset: +2

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Wikidata facts

Population: 7000
Area: 7.88
Elevation: 860
Image: South Lebanese town Marj a'Youn (FL45807470).jpg

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Contents

History
Crusader period
Ottoman period
20th–21st centuries
Geography
Demographics
Parliamentary representation
Hospital
Marjayoun Airfield
Notable people
Climate
See also
References
Bibliography
External links
Photo galleries
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==History== ===Crusader period=== On 10 June 1179, during the Battle of Marj Ayyun, the Ayyubids defeated the Crusaders. The Crusader king narrowly escaped capture.