Khreibet Ej Jindi

Khreibet Ej Jindi (Arabic: خريبة الجندي) is a town in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon.

Khreibet Ej Jindi خريبة الجندي
village
Khreibet Ej Jindi, 2013
Khreibet Ej Jindi
Coordinates: 34°33′30″N 36°05′46″E
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Akkar
District	Akkar
Area [1]
• Total	4.84 km2 (1.87 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	150 m (490 ft)
Population  (2009)[2]
• Total	1,419 eligible voters
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code	+961

The population is mostly Sunni Muslim.^[2]

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted the village as Khureibet el-Jundy, located east of esh-Sheikh Mohammed. The inhabitants were Sunni Muslims.^[3]

In 1856 it was named Khureibet el-Jundy on the map of Northern Palestine/Lebanon that Heinrich Kiepert published that year.^[4]

References

1. Khreibet Ej Jindi, Localiban
2. "Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. pp. 17, 21. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
3. Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 184
4. Kiepert, 1856, Map of Northern Palestine/Lebanon

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.

External links

• Khreibet Ej Jindi, Localiban