Joub Jannine

Coordinates: 33°38′N 35°47′E / 33.633°N 35.783°E / 33.633; 35.783
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Joub Jannine
Joub Jannine, Lebanon
Joub Jannine in 2016
Joub Jannine is located in Lebanon
Joub Jannine
Shown within Lebanon
Alternative nameJeb Jannine
LocationBeqaa Valley, Lebanon
Coordinates33°38′N 35°47′E / 33.63°N 35.78°E / 33.63; 35.78
Part ofBeqaa District
History
PeriodsTrihedral Neolithic, Heavy Neolithic, Neolithic
Site notes
ArchaeologistsHenri Fleisch
Conditionruins
Public accessYes
Saint Joseph University, Beirut
, Lebanon.
ALA-LC: Jub Jannīn) is located in the Beqaa Valley in Lebanon
.

Joub Jannine is the capital of West Beqaa. It is a town and the center of the

Serail
, which is a main governmental building serving the area. Joub Jannine is the largest and most populated town in its district with a population of 14,728. All major banks exist in Joub Jannine as well as a trades college, Amusement Park, indoor/outdoor soccer arena, basketball court and the weekly Souk which takes place every Saturday and is a local produce market.

Joub Jannine is surrounded by a number of villages. To the south there is the village of Lala, Ghazze to the north,

Kamid al lawz to the east, and Kefraya, known for its wine grape vineyards, to the west.[1]

History

In 1838,

Sunni Muslim village in the Beqaa Valley.[2]

Archaeological sites

Joub Jannine I is a small surface site brought to the surface through erosional activity of a stream. It is 8 km northeast of Qaraoun in a range of foothills, 1 km north of a small village called

Saint Joseph University. Flint tools found on the site included bifaces and rough pieces that were suggested to date to the Acheulean.[3][4][5]

Joub Jannine II was first discovered by M. Billaux in 1957. It was described by

flint tools was found at the site and published by Fleisch in 1960, termed by Copeland and Wescombe as the Trihedral Neolithic.[6] Little has been said about this industry or the ancient people that would have used these huge rock mauls (i.e. hammers) in this area, at the dawn of agriculture, or what they would have been using them for.[9]

The material from Joub Jannine II was described by Lorraine Copeland as

Unique in Lebanon, except for isolated pieces at other sites, and consists of core-tools evidently made for a special purpose. (see Trihedral lithic pictured)[3]

Joub Jannine III (The Gardens) is a

crops in 1966.[10]

Tourism & Nightlife

Tourism

Joub Jannine is not really known for tourism. However, it is home to one of the oldest bridges in Lebanon, called The Roman Bridge of Joub Jannine (built in 704 AD). The bridge collapsed in 1943, but it was rebuilt with the same rocks and is currently identical to the bridge the Romans built. It is located at the entrance of Joub Jannine on Joub Jannine-Chtoura Rd.

Roman Bridge of Joub Jannine after its reconstruction.

Nightlife

A local restaurant serving pita wraps and fast food at night

Joub Jannine is known for its variety in restaurants and cafes which make it a destination town for most surrounding villages. All restaurants and fast food joints serve Argileh (Shisha).

Nightlife exists but limited due to the towns size and distance from the major cities. Nightlife is limited to some operating cafeterias, bars and restaurants around the town which serve alcoholic drinks and quick bite plates and stay open a little past midnight.

References

  1. ISBN 978-1-904777-85-4
    . Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  2. ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 142
  3. ^ a b L. Copeland; P. Wescombe (1966). Inventory of Stone-Age Sites in Lebanon: North, South and East-Central Lebanon, p. 34-35. Impr. Catholique. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  4. ^
    ISBN 978-0-87074-146-3
    . Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  5. ^ Besançon, J. et Hours, F., Préhistoire et géomorphologie : les formes du relief et les dépôts quaternaires dans la région de Joub Jannine (Béqaa méridionale, Liban). Hannon, Beyrouth, vol. V, p. 63-95, 1970
  6. ^ a b Fleisch, Henri., Les industries lithiques récentes de la Békaa, République Libanaise, Acts of the 6th C.I.S.E.A., vol. XI, no. 1. Paris, 1960.
  7. ISBN 978-0-415-11763-0
    . Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  8. ^ Francis Hours (1989). Hommage à Francis Hours. Maison de l'Orient. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  9. ^ Lorraine Copeland; P. Wescombe (1965). Inventory of Stone-Age sites in Lebanon, p. 43. Imprimerie Catholique. Archived from the original on December 24, 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  10. ^ Moore, A.M.T. (1978). The Neolithic of the Levant. Oxford University, Unpublished Ph.D. Thesis. pp. 444–446.

Bibliography

External links

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