Marej

Marj, Lebanon

Marj, Lebanon

Village in Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon

For other uses, see Marj (disambiguation).

Marj (Arabic: مرج (البقاع الغربي)), is a village located in the Western Beqaa District of the Beqaa Governorate in Lebanon. Al Marj’s population is approximately 25,000 Lebanese and also have approximately 20,000 Syrians. Al Marj is know for the biggest manufacturer of furniture in western bekaa, and also for its beautiful green fields. It is a very central town near Zahlé and nearer to Beirut about 50 km away. It is nicknamed the town of “frogs”.

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History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted it as el-Merj; a Sunni Muslim, Maronite and Catholic village in the Beqaa Valley.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 142

Bibliography

  • Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.
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