Marjayoun District

Marjayoun District
District
Al-Khiyam, Marjayoun District
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°21′43″N 35°35′23″E / 33.36194°N 35.58972°E / 33.36194; 35.58972
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Nabatiyeh Governorate
Capital	Marjayoun
Area
• Total	102.4 sq mi (265.3 km2)
Elevation [1]	2,820 ft (860 m)
Population
• Estimate  (31 December 2017)	85,960
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

The Marjayoun District is a district in the Nabatieh Governorate of Lebanon. The capital of the district is Marjayoun.

Marjayoun stands at a hill facing Mount Hermon to the East, with Beaufort Castle. The Litani River and Mount Amel are to the West, The Rihan, Niha and the Lebanon Mountain Range to the North and the fertile plains of Sahil Marjayoun that extends into Northern Israel between the Galilee finger and plains immediately underneath the Golan Heights.