Menjez

Menjez
منجز
village
Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 34°36′56″N 36°14′42″E / 34.61556°N 36.24500°E / 34.61556; 36.24500
Country Lebanon
GovernorateAkkar
DistrictAkkar
Area
 • Total
5.92 km2 (2.29 sq mi)
Elevation
350 m (1,150 ft)
Population
 (2009)
 • Total
943 eligible voters
 • Density159/km2 (413/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961

Menjez (Arabic: منجز) (also Mounjez) is a town in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon, close to the border with Syria.

The population of Menjez is Maronite.

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted the village as Menjaz, located east of esh-Sheikh Mohammed. The residents were Maronites.

References

  1. 1 2 Menjez, Localiban
  2. 1 2 "Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. pp. 18, 22. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ↑ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 185

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