Menjez

Menjez (Arabic: منجز) (also Mounjez) is a town in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon, close to the border with Syria.

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village
Menjez
Coordinates: 34°36′56″N 36°14′42″E
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Akkar
District	Akkar
Area [1]
• Total	5.92 km2 (2.29 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	350 m (1,150 ft)
Population  (2009)[2]
• Total	943 eligible voters
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code	+961

The population of Menjez is Maronite.^[2]

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted the village as Menjaz, located east of esh-Sheikh Mohammed. The residents were Maronites.^[3]