Middle East
Lebanon
South Governorate

Majdelyoun

Majdelyoun is a municipality in located 45 km from and 5 km east of Sidon at an elevation of 210 m above sea level. Majdelyoun occupies 150 ha.
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Photo: Charbel2010, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Village
  • Description: human settlement in Lebanon
  • Also known as: “Majdaliyūn”, “Majdalyūn”, “Majdilyūn”, “Mejdelyoun”, and “Mejdelyoûn”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Temple of Eshmun and Sidon Land Castle.

Archaeological site
Photo: Elie plus, Public domain.
The is an ancient place of worship dedicated to Eshmun, the Phoenician god of healing. It is located near the , 2 kilometres northeast of in southwestern . is situated 3½ km northwest of Majdelyoun.

Castle
Photo: BlingBling10, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Castle of Saint Louis, also known as Qalaat al Muizz or the Land Castle, is a ruined castle in , . It was built in 1254 by French crusaders on the site of an earlier Fatimid fortress, and was altered a number of times until the 17th century. is situated 4 km west of Majdelyoun.

Museum
Photo: BlingBling10, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Soap Museum is a based in a historic soap factory in , specialized in Levantine soaps. It opened in November 2000 and is managed by the Audi Foundation. is situated 4 km west of Majdelyoun.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Salhiyeh and Kfar Jarra.

Village
As-Salhiyah is a municipality in the of the in . It is located 45 kilometres from .

Village
is a municipality in the of the of , about 50 km south of .

Village
is a municipality in the of the in .

Majdelyoun

Latitude
33.55691° or 33° 33′ 25″ north
Longitude
35.41303° or 35° 24′ 47″ east
Elevation
216 metres (709 feet)
Open location code
8G5QHC47+Q6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6091036318
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
271855
Wiki­data ID
Q15243936
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Persian—“Majdelyoun” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مجدليون”
  • Dutch: “Majdelyoun”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مجدليون”
  • French: “Majdelyoun”
  • German: “Majdelyoun”
  • Hebrew: “מג’דליון”
  • Irish: “Majdelyoun”
  • Italian: “Majdelyoun”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Majdelyoun”
  • Persian: “مجدلیون”

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Highlights include Al Rahman Mosque and St. Mary Melkite Greek Church.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Majdelyoun”. Photo: Charbel2010, CC BY-SA 3.0.