Jizzīn (Lebanon)

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Information for Authority record
Name (Hebrew)
ג'זין (לבנון)
Name (Latin)
Jizzīn (Lebanon)
Other forms of name
Jezzine (Lebanon)
Coordinates
35.58361111 35.58361111 33.54 33.54 (gooearth )
Associated country
Lebanon
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 143459085
Wikidata: Q25910
Wikipedia description:

Jezzine (Arabic: جزين Jizzīn) is a municipality in Lebanon, located 22 km (14 mi) from Sidon and 40 km (25 mi) south of Beirut. It is the capital of Jezzine District. Surrounded by mountain peaks, pine forests (like the Bkassine Pine Forest), and at an average altitude of 950 m (3,117 ft), it is the main summer resort and tourist destination of South Lebanon. The town is also known in Lebanon for the shrine of Our Lady of the Waterfall.

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