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Marjayoun, Merdjayoune, Merjayun, or Merj ʿuyūn
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Marj ʿUyūn

Lebanon
Also known as: Marjayoun, Merdjayoune, Merj ʿUyūn, Merjayun
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Marj ʿUyūn, town, southern Lebanon, lying on a fertile plain east of Al-Līṭānī River, at an elevation of 2,500 feet (760 metres) above sea level. Marj ʿUyūn is an agricultural market centre serving a tobacco-, cereal-, grape-, and orange-growing region. The nearby town of Ḥāṣbayyā contains the principal sanctuary of the Druze, who practice a form of Islam. Pop. (latest est.) 4,275.

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