abstract:Marjayoun (Arabic مرجعيون, also Marj 'Ayoun, Marjuyun or Marjeyoun - meaning "meadow of springs") is a Lebanese town and administrative district, Marjeyoun District, in the Nabatieh Governorate in Southern Lebanon. It is 860 meters above sea level, and it is located on the west side of the Rift Valley Bank just across from the ancient regional capital, Caesarea Philippi, which was located at the foot of Mt.
To the west, on a parallel ridge are the Lebanese Christian towns of Marjayoun and Qleia, with a lush valley of fruit farms and tobacco plantations in between.