Ouadi Jezzine

Ouadi Jezzine, (Arabic: وادي جزين) is a village in the Jezzine District of the South Governorate of Lebanon, about 75 km south of Beirut.[1]

Ouadi Jezzine
وادي جزين
Wadi Jezzine
Ouadi Jezzine
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°33′02″N 35°34′46″E
Country Lebanon
GovernorateSouth Governorate
DistrictJezzine District
Area
[1]
 • Total0.42 sq mi (1.10 km2)
Elevation
[1]
2,660 ft (810 m)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)+3

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted Wady Jezzin as a village by Jezzin, "East of et-Tuffa".[2]

References
  1. Ouadi Jezzine, localiban
  2. Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 188

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