Jdeideh
Jdeideh
جديدة المتن | |
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UTC+3 (EEST) | |
Dialing code | +961 |
Jdeideh (
Jdeideh has an area of approximately 6 km². It is located in the northern suburbs of Beirut city that comprise Greater Beirut. The municipality is formed of three villages of Jdeidet el-Matn, Bauchrieh and Sed el Bauchrieh with a mixed ethnic Armenian & Assyrian population numbering around 160,000 inhabitants.[1] Jdeidet el-Matn has five municipal council members, while Bauchrieh has nine, and Sed el Bauchrieh has seven,[2]
Jdeideh is an important industrial zone and a significant location for commercial and banking activity.
Archaeology
Three archaeological sites were found in the Jdeideh area by
Jdeideh I is 750 metres (2,460 ft) northeast of the town on the left bank of the Nahr Mout, in fields on a 15 metres (49 ft) contour. It was discovered by
Jdeideh II is 500 metres (1,600 ft) northeast of Tuillerie Medawer (east of
Jdeideh III is on a wooded hilltop north northwest of Aamariyeh on the southwest slopes that was also found by Bergy. He recovered a
References
- ^ Jdeideh's Official Website Archived 2008-11-19 at the Wayback Machine, URL accessed May 31, 2008.
- ^ "Overview of Jdeideh" (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2021-01-26. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
- ^ a b c Lorraine Copeland; P. Wescombe (1965). Inventory of Stone-Age sites in Lebanon, p. 94. Imprimerie Catholique. Archived from the original on December 24, 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2011.