elevation ~300 m · area ~1.3 km²
Jmayliyeh is in the Chouf District of Mount Lebanon, about 40 km from Beirut, about a 35-minute drive. Its closest Chouf neighbours are Wardaniyeh (~1.6 km), Sibline (~2.6 km) and Ketermaya (~2.7 km).
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Jmayliyeh is a town in the Chouf District of Mount Lebanon at about 300 m above sea level roughly 42 km from Beirut. Its land covers about 1.3 km², local agriculture includes grapevines and grains.
The name El Jmeiliyeh is attributed to the Gemayel (al-Jmayyel) family who, according to tradition, founded it; its fief was later bought by a man of Italian origin named Louis Catafago before the ancestors of the present community purchased it from him at the start of the twentieth century.
The fief of Jmeiliyeh was bought by a man of Italian origin named Louis Catafago, and the forebears of the present community purchased it from him at the beginning of the twentieth century. The village was emptied in the 1980s, as were the other Christian villages of the area, and its people began returning after reconciliations were held and compensation paid for rebuilding.
area ~171 ha
داغر، سركيس، نقولا
The Maronite parish church, damaged during the war. No ancient remains have been recorded on the village lands.
~40 km from Beirut · ~35 min drive
The town of Jmayliyeh is in the Chouf district of Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, at around 300 m elevation.
Jmayliyeh is about 40 km from Beirut, roughly a 35-minute drive.
The name El Jmeiliyeh is attributed to the Gemayel (al-Jmayyel) family who, according to tradition, founded it; its fief was later bought by a man of Italian origin named Louis Catafago before the ancestors of the present community purchased it from him at the start of the twentieth century.
Families associated with Jmayliyeh include: داغر, سركيس, نقولا.
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