Jieh
Jieh is a seaside town in Lebanon with an estimated population of 5000, 23 km south of Beirut, in the Chouf District via a 20-minute drive along the Beirut to Sidon highway south of the capital.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Town
- Description: human settlement in Lebanon
- Also known as: “Jiyeh” and “Jiyyeh”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barja and Rmeileh.
Barja
Town
Barja is a town and municipality in the Chouf District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate in Lebanon. Barja is situated near the Mediterranean coast, 34 kilometers south of Beirut and at the midway point between the latter and Sidon. Barja is situated 2½ km east of Jieh.
Rmeileh
Village
Rmeileh is a Lebanese municipality in Chouf District, Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon. The town belongs to the Federation of North Iqlim El Kharroub Municipalities. Rmeileh is situated 4 km south of Jieh.
Dahr El Maghara
Village
Dahr El Maghara is a small Lebanese Christian village that is located, about 20 km south of Beirut in the Chouf region of Mount Lebanon. The village is mainly home to the Dagher family, although new construction around the area has led to numerous other families calling the village home. Dahr El Maghara is situated 6 km northeast of Jieh.
Jieh
- Categories: village/town/city in Lebanon and locality
- Location: Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.64555° or 33° 38′ 44″ northLongitude
35.40365° or 35° 24′ 13″ eastElevation
32 metres (105 feet)United Nations Location Code
LB JIEOpen location code
8G5QJCW3+6FOpenStreetMap ID
node 5764388273OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
7839314Wikidata ID
Q4119104
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Jieh” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الجية”
- Arabic: “جية”
- Dutch: “Jieh”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جيه”
- French: “Jieh”
- French: “Jiyé”
- French: “Jiyyeh”
- German: “Dschije”
- German: “Jieh”
- German: “Jiyyeh”
- Irish: “Jieh”
- Italian: “Jiyeh”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Jieh”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Jieh”
- Norwegian: “Jieh”
- Persian: “الجية”
- Persian: “الجیة”
- Polish: “Al-Dżijja”
- Polish: “Jiyeh”
- Swedish: “Jieh”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Jiyeh Power Plant and Jiyyeh Port.
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