Jumayjimah

Jumayjimah
جميجمة
village
Map showing the location of Jumayjimah within Lebanon
Jumayjimah

Location within Lebanon

Coordinates: 33°12′23″N 35°26′27″E / 33.20639°N 35.44083°E / 33.20639; 35.44083Coordinates: 33°12′23″N 35°26′27″E / 33.20639°N 35.44083°E / 33.20639; 35.44083
Grid position 191/290 PAL
Country  Lebanon
Governorate Nabatieh
District Bint Jbeil
Elevation 690 m (2,260 ft)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Dialing code +961

Jumayjimah (Arabic: جميجمة) is a village in the Bint Jbeil District in southern Lebanon, located north-east of Tebnine.

Name

According to E. H. Palmer, the name El Jumeijmeh comes from "The little sculls".[1]

History

In 1881, the Palestine Exploration Fund's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it: "A small village of stone and mud, containing about 100 Metawileh, situated on hill-top, with a few olives and figs around. Water supply from cisterns."[2]

References

  1. Palmer, 1881, p. 23
  2. Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, pp. 94-95

Bibliography

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