Jounieh
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Jounieh جونيه Juniah |
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 Jounieh
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| Coordinates: 33°58′11″N 35°36′56″E / 33.96972°N 35.61556°E | |
| Country |
 Lebanon
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| Governorate | Mount Lebanon |
| District | Keserwan |
| Population | 115,500 |
| • Metro | 430,000 |
Coordinates: 33°58′11″N 35°36′56″E / 33.96972°N 35.61556°E
Jounieh (Arabic جونيه, or Juniya, جونية) is a coastal city about 16 km (10 mi) north of Beirut, Lebanon and is part of Greater Beirut. Jounieh is known for its seaside resorts and bustling nightlife, as well as its old stone souk, ferry port, paragliding site and gondola lift (le téléphérique), which takes passengers up the mountain to the shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon in Harissa. Above Jounieh, and on the way to Harissa, a small hill named Bkerké (Arabic بكركي, or Bkerki), overlooking the Jounieh bay, is the seat of the Patriarch of the Maronite Catholic Church. Residents of Jounieh and the surrounding towns are overwhelmingly Maronite Christians.Maameltein is a district of the city.
In the sixth part of The Introduction to Jounieh in the Mid Nineteenth Century, Professor Butrus Al-Boustani said: “Jounieh is a place on the Keserwan coast which has warehouses, stores, and a dye house. Ships and boats bring supplies and its grain trade is very popular. Thus a district of the following villages: Sarba, Ghadir, and Harat Sakhr was named for it. Its total population is 2,500. Jounieh itself is not a residential area but mainly a commercial district whose workers come from neighboring towns.”
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