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Jounieh (Arabic: جونيه, or Juniya, جونية) is a coastal city in Keserwan District, about 16 km (10 mi) north of Beirut, Lebanon. Since 2017, it has been the capital of Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate .
City Region Population Beirut: Beirut Governorate: 2,402,485 Tripoli: North Governorate: 229,398 Sidon: South Governorate: 163,554 Baalbek: Baalbek-Hermel Governorate
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As of 2022, the religious make-up of the District's 96,419 voters were roughly 82% Maronite Catholics, 5% Greek Catholic, 4% Greek Orthodox, 3% other Christian Minorities, 2% Shia, and 4% others. [2]
Capital City ISO code Area (km 2) [1] Population (2022) [2] Current governor Akkar: عكار: Halba: LB-AK 776 432,000 Imad Labaki Baalbek-Hermel: بعلبك - الهرمل: Baalbek: LB-BH 3,009 472,000 Bachir Khodr Beirut: بيروت: Beirut: LB-BA 18 419,000 Marwan Abboud: Beqaa: البقاع: Zahleh: LB-BI 1,271 540,000 Kamal Abou Jaoudeh ...
Sahel Alma (Arabic: ساحل علما) is a village located in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate in Lebanon, [1] it constitutes along with three other villages (Sarba, Haret Sakher and Ghadir) the area known as Jounieh. Sahel Alma is situated between the coast of Jounieh bay and the mountain of Harissa.
Harissa is accessible from the coastal city of Jounieh either by road or by a nine-minute journey by a gondola lift, known as the Téléphérique. Harissa is home to an important Lebanese pilgrimage site, Our Lady of Lebanon. [2] It attracts both pilgrims and tourists who want to enjoy views of the bay of Jounieh.
The Eparchy of Jounieh was erected on August 4, 1977. The eparchy of Joubbé was erected on May 2, 1986. On June 9, 1990 the eparchies of Joubbé and Sarba were united, together with Batroun. On June 5, 1999 the eparchies of Joubbé and Sarba were united to the Eparchy of Jounieh, while Batroun again became an independent ecclesiastical ...