Ehmej

Ehmej
إهمج
Ihmij
Ehmej

Location in Lebanon

Coordinates: 34°7′20″N 35°47′1″E / 34.12222°N 35.78361°E / 34.12222; 35.78361Coordinates: 34°7′20″N 35°47′1″E / 34.12222°N 35.78361°E / 34.12222; 35.78361
Country Lebanon
Governorate Mount Lebanon
District Jbeil
Area
 • Total 1,742 ha (4,305 acres)
Elevation 1,140 m (3,740 ft)

Ehmej (Arabic: إهمج‎‎; also spelled Ihmij) is a municipality in the Jbeil District of Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon. It is located 57 kilometers northeast of Beirut.[1] Ehmej's inhabitants are predominantly Maronite Catholics.[2] There are two schools in the town, one public and the other private, with a total of 308 pupils in 2006. Ehmej also contains three quarries, and as of 2006, had four companies with over five employees operating in the town.[1] It hosts the annual Ehmej Festival.

Geography

Ehmej has a total land area of 1,742 hectares.[1] The town's average elevation is 1,140 meters above sea level.[1] Neighboring municipalities include Mish Mish to the west, Jaj to the north, Laqlouq and Mazraat es-Siyad to the east and Almat el-Shemaliat and Almat al-Janubiat to the south.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Ehmej". Localliban. Localliban. 2008-01-16. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  2. ↑ "Elections municipales et ikhtiariah au Mont-Liban" (pdf). Localiban. Localiban. 2010. p. 19. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
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