Coordinates: 34°36′56″N 36°14′42″E / 34.61556°N 36.24500°E / 34.61556; 36.24500

Menjez

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Menjez
منجز
village
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CountryFile:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon
GovernorateAkkar
DistrictAkkar
Area
 • Total
5.92 km2 (2.29 sq mi)
Elevation350 m (1,150 ft)
Population
 (2009)[2]
 • 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.[2]

History

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In 1838, Eli Smith noted the village as Menjaz, located east of esh-Sheikh Mohammed. The residents were Maronites.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Menjez, Localiban
  2. ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  3. ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 185

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