Jounieh
in Keserwan District of Mohafazat Mont-Liban, Lebanon
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Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport (13 mi) -
Kiryat Shmona Airport (53 mi) -
Damascus International Airport (65 mi) - Ben Ya'akov Airport (69 mi)
- Haifa International Airport (87 mi)
- Bassel Al-Assad International Airport (100 mi)
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King Hussein Air College (118 mi) -
Larnaca International Airport (129 mi) - Amman-Marka International Airport (140 mi)
- Ben Gurion International Airport (143 mi)
- Byblos (Unesco heritage, 10 mi)
- Anjar (Unesco heritage, 25 mi)
- Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab) (Unesco heritage, 31 mi)
- Baalbek (Unesco heritage, 34 mi)
- Ancient City of Damascus (Unesco heritage, 51 mi)
- Tyre (Unesco heritage, 55 mi)
- Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din (Unesco heritage, 66 mi)
- Old City of Acre (Unesco heritage, 79 mi)
- Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee (Unesco heritage, 88 mi)
- Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba (Unesco heritage, 99 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 33.981 and 35.618 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 33° 58' 50" and E 35° 37' 4"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - LBP
- Spoken languages:
- Arabic, French, English, Armenian
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 10:24 AM (Monday)
- Timezone: Asia/Beirut
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:13 am and 4:32 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -27.600 and -144.317 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Area - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 4,2 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Lebanon.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Lebanon. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Explore Jounieh
Jounieh in Keserwan District (Mohafazat Mont-Liban) with it's 96,315 inhabitants is located in Lebanon a little north-east of Beirut, the country's capital.
Local time in Jounieh is now 10:24 AM (Monday). The local timezone is named Asia / Beirut with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 10 airports in the wider vicinity of Jounieh, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Lebanon is Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport in a distance of 13 mi (or 21 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Lebanon is Byblos in a distance of 10 mi (or 16 km), North. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Jdaidet el Matn, Jbail, Beirut, Baabda and Aaley. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 19°C / 66 °F
| Morning Temperature | 18°C / 65 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 18°C / 65 °F |
| Night Temperature | 19°C / 66 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 15% |
| Air Humidity | 73% |
| Air Pressure | 1015 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (6 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 45% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
20°C (68 °F)
18°C (65 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.
Wednesday, 20th of November 2024
20°C (68 °F)
19°C (65 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Thursday, 21st of November 2024
20°C (68 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Veer Luxury Boutique Hotel & Resort
Regency Palace Hotel
Monte Cassino Boutique Hotel
Portemilio Hotel and Resort
Hollywood Inn
Le Royal Beirut Hotel
Jounieh Suites
Suite Hotel Chrome
Rivoli Palace
Princessa Hotel
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Jounieh
Jounieh (Arabic جونيه, or Junia, جونية) is a coastal city about 16 km north of Beirut, Lebanon. Jounieh is known for its seaside resorts and bustling nightlife, as well as its old stone souk, ferry port, and cablecar, which takes passengers up the mountain to the shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon in Harissa. Above Jounieh, and on the way to Harissa, a small hill named Bkerké (Arabic بكركي, or Bkerki), overlooking the Jounieh bay, is the seat of the Patriarch of the Maronite Catholic Church.
Nahr al-Kalb
The Nahr al-Kalb (English literal translation is Dog River) is a river in Lebanon. It runs for 19 miles from a spring in Jeita near the Jeita Grotto to the Mediterranean Sea.
Keserwan District
Keserwan (Qadaa' Keserwèn) is a district in the Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon, to the northeast of the Lebanon's capital Beirut. The capital is Jounieh.
Our Lady of Lebanon
Our Lady of Lebanon, also known as Notre Dame du Liban, is a marian shrine and a pilgrimage site, honoring the patron saint of the Mediterranean country of Lebanon. The Lebanese Christians as well as the Druze and Muslims have a special devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Maronite Patriarch of Antioch named her the "Queen of Lebanon" in 1908 upon completion of the shrine.
Bkerké
Bkerké is the See of the Maronite Catholic Patriarchate, located 650 m above the bay of Jounieh in Lebanon. The See of the Maronite Catholic Patriarchate was originally in Antioch, but due to persecution, it moved first to Saint Maron's Monastery on the Orontes River and then to varied locations in Mount Lebanon, such as Kfarhay, Yanouh, Mayfouq, Lehfed, Habeel, Kfifan, Al Kafr, and Hardeen in the Byblos region.
Notre Dame University – Louaize
Notre Dame University – Louaize is a Catholic, independent university in Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon. Founded in cooperation with Beirut University College in 1978,as the Louaize College for Higher Education (LCHE). The name was changed to Notre Dame University – Louaize on August 14, 1987 when the President of The Lebanese Republic issued a decree number 4116 granting the right to operate an independent university.
Jeita
Jeita is a Lebanese town located in the Keserwan District in the Mount Lebanon Governorate. The town is about 20 kilometres north of Beirut. It is famous for the Jeita Grotto which is a popular tourist attraction, as well as the Nahr al-Kalb, a river that runs from a spring near the grotto emptying into the Mediterranean Sea. Most of the town's inhabitants are followers of the Maronite Church. The name Jeita is derived from the Aramaic word Ge’itta, meaning "roar" or "noise".
Dbayeh
Dbayeh in arabic (ضبية), is a town located on the mediterranean sea in the matn district mount-lebanon governorate, between Beirut the capital of Lebanon,and jounieh (a touristic port), almost all the population (18 000) is christian exluding some gulf arabs muslims who reside in Dbayeh during the summer (50m - 12 km from Beirut) The "Dog River" cuts through Dbayeh, a small town that lies at the foot of Mount Lebanon.
These districts belong to Jounieh.
- Dahr Sarba
- Ech Chir
- Ej Jemmaize
- El Batie
- Ghadir
- Hai ech Chaouaya
- Hai el Aazqa
- Hai Mar Faouqa
- Kasslik
- Mina ej Jdide
- Mina el Aatiqa
These are districts that are close by, but belong to a different city than Jounieh.
Popular in vicinityThese are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Jounieh.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Djounie, Jūniyah, Joünié, جونيه
