Jeddayel
Jeddayel جدايل | |
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City | |
 Jeddayel hills | |
  Jeddayel Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 34°9′52″N 35°38′55″E / 34.16444°N 35.64861°E / 34.16444; 35.64861Coordinates: 34°9′52″N 35°38′55″E / 34.16444°N 35.64861°E / 34.16444; 35.64861 | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Mount Lebanon |
| District | Jbeil |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dr Boutros Boulos |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2 km2 (0.8 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,500 |
| • Density | 750/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code (Jbeil area) | 1401 [1] |
| Dialing code | +961 9 790 +961 9 791 |
Jeddayel (Arabic: جدايل; also spelled Geddayel or Jadayel) is a town in the Jbeil District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon. It is located 4 km north of Jbeil (Byblos). Its inhabitants are predominantly Greek Orthodox and Maronite Christians.[2] Its population is about 1,500.
Contents
1 Churches
2 Events and festivals
3 Municipality
4 Geography
4.1 Climate
5 See also
6 References
Churches
There exist three churches in Jeddayel, because the martyr Dometius of Persia is the patron saint of a large part of the population. Two churches, a Maronite and another Greek Orthodox, are named 'Mar Doumit'. [3] The third church is in honour of Notre Dame.
Events and festivals
'Mar Doumit feast day', and 'Summer goodbye' are yearly feasted in Jeddayel. Both events end by an open village dinner.
Also, Christmas is widely celebrated in Jeddayel through Christmas decorations, special theater shows, and Papa Noël who makes personal appearances.
[4][5]
Christmas theater show organized yearly by the parishes of Jeddayel
Municipality
There was no municipality in Jeddayel before 2016. In January 2016 town's residents called all concerned to take the appropriate measures to improve the security in the town. [6] Accordingly Mr Nader Abi Shadid and several others worked to establish a Municipality in Jeddayel to prevent and curb suspicious activities. In May 2016 town's resident elected Dr. Boutros Boulos as the first town mayor. See List of town without municipalities in Lebanon.
Geography
The town is located on a hill overlooking the Mediterranean sea. Its area is 2 km². It is surrounded by plantations of carobs, olive trees, and various vegetable crops. Thus several carob presses and olive oil mills are located within the village. [7]
Climate
Jeddayel has a Mediterranean climate. The prevailing wind comes from the West-Southwest causes a maritime gateway and occasionally the advent of cloud cover. At night, land breeze rushes Wadi Jeddayel and brings to the region a relatively cold and slightly damp weather.
| Climate data for Jeddayel, Jbeil District, Lebanon Data taken from year 2000 to 2012 | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °F (°C) | 63 (17) | 63 (17) | 66 (19) | 72 (22) | 77 (25) | 84 (29) | 88 (31) | 88 (31) | 86 (30) | 81 (27) | 73 (23) | 64 (18) | 75.4 (24.1) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 54.5 (12.5) | 54.5 (12.5) | 59 (15) | 63.5 (17.5) | 68.9 (20.5) | 76.1 (24.5) | 79.7 (26.5) | 81 (27) | 79 (26) | 72.5 (22.5) | 64 (18) | 57 (14) | 67.5 (19.7) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 46 (8) | 46 (8) | 52 (11) | 55 (13) | 61 (16) | 68 (20) | 72 (22) | 73 (23) | 72 (22) | 64 (18) | 55 (13) | 50 (10) | 59.5 (15.3) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 5.2 (133) | 4.4 (111) | 3.5 (90) | 1.4 (36) | 0.3 (8) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.4 (9) | 2.6 (65) | 4.5 (114) | 5.0 (126) | 27.2 (692) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 13 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 67 |
| Source: [8] | |||||||||||||
See also
- Catholic Church in Lebanon
References
^ Jbeil area postal code
^ "Elections municipales et ikhtiariah au Mont-Liban" (PDF). Localiban. Localiban. 2010. p. 19. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2015-07-24. Retrieved 2016-02-12..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ Citing the two 'Mar Doumit' Churches of Jeddayel
^ An initiative from the Jeddayel Municipality in the occasion of christmas. "In the occasion of christmas, Jeddayel Municipality organized a theater show under the title "A Christmas bedtime story" by Nathalie Hanna" (in Arabic). AlKalima Online. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
^ Lighting the christmas tree in Jeddayel. "The Municipality of Jeddayel lit the Christmas tree under the slogan 'Jeddayel brings us together' in a celebration held in the center of the town" (in Arabic). LBC Group. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
^ No municipality. "Theft wave sweeping the town of Jeddayel" (in Arabic). LBC Europe. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
^ Jeddayel olive oil mill
^ Jeddayel Monthly Climate Average
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