Hjoula

Hjoula
حجولا
Hjoula

Location in Lebanon

Coordinates: 34°8′8″N 35°44′29″E / 34.13556°N 35.74139°E / 34.13556; 35.74139Coordinates: 34°8′8″N 35°44′29″E / 34.13556°N 35.74139°E / 34.13556; 35.74139
Country Lebanon
Governorate Mount Lebanon
District Jbeil
Area
  Total 528 ha (1,305 acres)
Elevation 920 m (3,020 ft)

Hjoula (Arabic: حجولا) is a municipality in the Jbeil District of Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon. It is 70 kilometers north of Beirut. Hjoula has an average elevation of 920 meters above sea level and a total land area of 528 hectares.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Shia Muslims.[2]

References

  1. "Hjoula". Localiban. Localiban. 2008-01-17. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
  2. Cammett, Melani; Issar, Sukriti (July 2010). "Bricks and Mortar Clientalism: Sectarianism and the Logics of Welfare Allocation in Lebanon". World Polit. 62: 381–421. PMC 4029429Freely accessible. PMID 24860198. doi:10.1353/wp.0.0056.


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