Mghayreh

Mghayreh
مغيره
Mughayri
Mghayreh

Location in Lebanon

Coordinates: 34°5′46″N 35°52′21″E / 34.09611°N 35.87250°E / 34.09611; 35.87250Coordinates: 34°5′46″N 35°52′21″E / 34.09611°N 35.87250°E / 34.09611; 35.87250
Country Lebanon
Governorate Mount Lebanon
District Jbeil
Area
  Total 263 ha (650 acres)
Elevation 1,160 m (3,810 ft)

Mghayreh (Arabic: مغيره, also spelled Mughayri) is a municipality in the Jbeil District of Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon. It is 62 kilometers north of Beirut. Mghayreh has an average elevation of 1,160 meters above sea level and a total land area of 263 hectares. There were five companies with more than five employees operating in the village as of 2008.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Maronite Catholics and Shia Muslims.[2]

References

  1. "Mghayreh". Localiban. Localiban. 2008-01-18. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
  2. "Elections municipales et ikhtiariah au Mont-Liban" (pdf). Localiban. Localiban. 2010. p. 19. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
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