Marj, Lebanon

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Marj
مرج (البقاع الغربي)
Village
Marj is located in Lebanon
Marj
Marj
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°45′50″N 35°53′00″E / 33.76389°N 35.88333°E / 33.76389; 35.88333Coordinates: 33°45′50″N 35°53′00″E / 33.76389°N 35.88333°E / 33.76389; 35.88333
CountryLebanon
GovernorateBeqaa Governorate
DistrictWestern Beqaa
Elevation
2,660 ft (810 m)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)+3

Marj (Arabic: مرج (البقاع الغربي)), is a village located in the Western Beqaa District of the Beqaa Governorate in Lebanon.

History[]

In 1838, Eli Smith noted it as el-Merj; a Sunni Muslim, Maronite and Catholic village in the Beqaa Valley.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 142

Bibliography[]

  • Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.

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