Jarjouh

Jarjouh is a village in Lebanon, located in the Nabatieh District, Nabatieh Governorate. between the villages of Houmin Al Fawqa, Arabsalim, Jbaa, Ain Bouswar, Alwayizeh, Soujod, Ain Qana. The village sits on the shoulder of Mleeta hills, with Oak forests on the surrounding mountains. Al Zahrani River spring starts in Jarjouh known as Al Taseh spring. The demography of Jarjouh is approx. 50% Christian and 50% Muslim.

Jarjouh
Village
Jarjouh
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33.4458°N 35.5191°E / 33.4458; 35.5191
Country Lebanon
GovernorateNabatieh Governorate
DistrictNabatieh District
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)+3

History

Some scholars attribute the origin of this town's name to the Hebrew word meaning “the shaved, the hairless or the bald.” Others trace it back to a combination of two root words meaning “drinking and shortage.”[1]

The town has some grottos at a place called “Al-Chir” and also features waterways relating to Zenobia, ancient queen of Tadmor.

References
  1. (PDF). 2006-07-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20060716221851/http://download.destinationlebanon.com/destleb/promenade/nabatieh.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-07-16. Retrieved 2018-08-15. Missing or empty |title= (help)

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