Mais al-Jabal
Mais al-Jabal
ميس الجبل | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
Abi Zar mosque in Mais al-Jabal | |
Mais al-Jabal Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°10′10″N 35°31′32″E / 33.16944°N 35.52556°E | |
| Grid position | 198/286 PAL |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Governorate | Nabatieh Governorate |
| District | Marjayoun District |
| Elevation | 630 m (2,070 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Dialing code | +961 |
Mais al-Jabal or Mais aj-Jabal (Arabic: ميس الجبل, romanized: Mays al-Jabal) is a municipality in the Marjayoun District in Lebanon.
Etymology
According to E. H. Palmer, the name Meis comes from the name of a tree.[1]
Location
The municipality of Mais al-Jabal is located in the Marjayoun District, one of the eight mohafazats (governorates) of Lebanon. Mais al-Jabal is 114 kilometers (70.8396 mi) away from Beyrouth (Beirut) the capital of Lebanon. Its elevation is 630 meters (2067.03 ft - 688.968 yd) above sea level. Mais al-Jabal surface stretches for 1924 hectares (19.24 km2 - 7.42664 mi2).
History
In 1596, it was named as a village, Mis, in the Ottoman nahiya (subdistrict) of Tibnin under the liwa' (district) of Safad, with a population of 75 households and 11 bachelors, all Muslim. The villagers paid a fixed tax-rate of 25% on agricultural products, such as wheat, barley, summer crops, olive trees, vegetable and fruit garden or orchard, goats, beehives; in addition to occasional revenues, a press for olive oil or grape syrup and a winter pastures; a total of 12,860 akçe.[2][3]
In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) found here: "ancient remains; one olive-press and two sarcophagi on the east side."[4] They further described it: "A large village in two parts, containing about 700 Metawileh, on low ridge, surrounded by figs, olives, and arable land. There is a birket near the village, and three good springs to the north, besides cisterns."[5]
Modern era
Images taken by the Associated Press on 12 and 15 April 2026 in Mays al-Jabal showed excavators used by the IDF flattened houses, "as well as Hyundai, Caterpillar and Komatsu excavators actively destroying homes".[6]
Demographics
In 2014, Muslims made up 99.58% of registered voters in Mais al-Jabal. 98.33% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[7]
Shrine
The village holds a Shia shrine for the prophet's companion Abu Dharr. Another Shia shrine to Abu Dharr is located in Sarepta.[8] The village also contains a husayniyya.
Educational Establishments
| Educational establishments | Mais al-Jabal (2005-2006) | Lebanon (2005-2006) |
|---|---|---|
| Number of Schools | 3 | 2788 |
| Public School | 2 | 1763 |
| Private School | 1 | 1025 |
| Students schooled in the public schools | 435 | 439905 |
| Students schooled in the private schools | 144 | 471409 |
References
- ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 29
- ^ Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 181
- ^ Note that Rhode, 1979, p. 6 Archived 2016-10-10 at the Wayback Machine writes that the register that Hütteroth and Abdulfattah studied was not from 1595/6, but from 1548/9
- ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 136
- ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 95
- ^ The Guardian {https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/17/construction-equipment-multinationals-may-aiding-israeli-war-crimes-experts}}
- ^ "التوزيع حسب المذاهب للناخبين/ناخبات في بلدة ميس الجبل، قضاء مرجعيون محافظة النبطية في لبنان".
- ^ Rihan, Mohammad (2014). The Politics and Culture of an Umayyad Tribe: Conflict and Factionalism in the Early Islamic Period. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 195. ISBN 9780857736208 – via books.google.com.
Bibliography
- Conder, C.R.; Kitchener, H.H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology. Vol. 1. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
- Hütteroth, W.-D.; Abdulfattah, K. (1977). Historical Geography of Palestine, Transjordan and Southern Syria in the Late 16th Century. Erlanger Geographische Arbeiten, Sonderband 5. Erlangen, Germany: Vorstand der Fränkischen Geographischen Gesellschaft. ISBN 3-920405-41-2.
- Palmer, E.H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Arabic and English Name Lists Collected During the Survey by Lieutenants Conder and Kitchener, R. E. Transliterated and Explained by E.H. Palmer. Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
- Rhode, H. (1979). Administration and Population of the Sancak of Safed in the Sixteenth Century. Columbia University. Archived from the original on 2020-03-01. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
External links
- http://yameis.org/
- Meiss Ej Jabal, Localiban
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 2: IAA, Wikimedia commons
