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Ehmej
إهمج
Ihmij
CountryLebanon
GovernorateMount Lebanon
DistrictJbeil
Area
 • Total
1,742 ha (4,305 acres)
Elevation
1,140 m (3,740 ft)

Ehmej (Template:Lang-ar; also spelled Ihmij) is a municipality in the Jbeil District of Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon. It is located 57 kilometers northeast of Beirut.[1] Ehmej's inhabitants are predominantly Maronite Catholics.[2] There are two schools in the town, one public and the other private, with a total of 308 pupils in 2006. Ehmej also contains three quarries, and as of 2006, had four companies with over five employees operating in the town.[1] It hosts the annual Ehmej Festival.

Geography

Ehmej has a total land area of 1,742 hectares.[1] The town's average elevation is 1,140 meters above sea level.[1] Neighboring municipalities include Mish Mish to the west, Jaj to the north, Laqlouq and Mazraat es-Siyad to the east and Almat el-Shemaliat and Almat al-Janubiat to the south.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Ehmej". Localliban. Localliban. 2008-01-16. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  2. ^ "Elections municipales et ikhtiariah au Mont-Liban" (pdf). Localiban. Localiban. 2010. p. 19. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
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