Jeddayel (; also spelled ''Geddayel'' or ''Jadayel'') is a town in the

Byblos District Byblos District (; transliteration: ''Qadaa' Jbeil''), also called the Jbeil District (''Jbeil'' is Lebanese Arabic for "Byblos"; standard Arabic ''Jubail''), is a district ('' qadaa'') of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate of Lebanon. It is located ...

of the

Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate Keserwan-Jbeil () is the most recently created governorate of Lebanon. It consists of the districts of Jbeil and Keserwan. Keserwan-Jbeil covers an area of and is bounded by the North Governorate to the north, the Baalbek-Hermel Governorate to ...

Lebanon Lebanon, officially the Republic of Lebanon, is a country in the Levant region of West Asia. Situated at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian Peninsula, it is bordered by Syria to the north and east, Israel to the south ...

. It is located 4 km north of

Byblos Byblos ( ; ), also known as Jebeil, Jbeil or Jubayl (, Lebanese Arabic, locally ), is an ancient city in the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate of Lebanon. The area is believed to have been first settled between 8800 and 7000BC and continuously inhabited ...

. Its inhabitants are predominantly

Greek Orthodox Greek Orthodox Church (, , ) is a term that can refer to any one of three classes of Christian Churches, each associated in some way with Greek Christianity, Levantine Arabic-speaking Christians or more broadly the rite used in the Eastern Rom ...

and

Maronite Maronites (; ) are a Syriac Christianity, Syriac Christian ethnoreligious group native to the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant (particularly Lebanon) whose members belong to the Maronite Church. The largest concentration has traditionally re ...

Christians. Its population is about 1,500.

Demographics

Jeddayel is located in a predominantly Christian

area know locally as ''Qornet Al Rom'', containing seven Christian

towns: Mounsef, AlRihani, Jeddayel, Barbara, Chikhane, Gharzouz, and Hosrayel.

Churches

There exist three churches in Jeddayel, because the martyr

Dometius of Persia Saint Dometius (''Domitius'') the Persian (died 363) is venerated as a Christian martyr and saint. According to tradition, he was martyred by lapidation during the reign of Julian the Apostate with two companions. He was killed at Nisibis in Meso ...

is the

patron saint A patron saint, patroness saint, patron hallow or heavenly protector is a saint who in Catholicism, Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodoxy or Oriental Orthodoxy is regarded as the heavenly advocate of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, clan, fa ...

of a large part of the population. Two churches, a

and another

, are named ''Mar Doumit''. The third church is in honour of '' Notre Dame''.

Events and festivals

'Mar Doumit feast day', and 'Summer goodbye' are yearly feasted in Jeddayel. Both events end by an open village dinner. Also,

Christmas Christmas is an annual festival commemorating Nativity of Jesus, the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a Religion, religious and Culture, cultural celebration among billions of people Observance of Christmas by coun ...

is widely celebrated in Jeddayel through Christmas decorations, special theater shows, and Papa Noël who makes personal appearances. Christmas show in Jeddayel

Municipality

There was no

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

in Jeddayel before 2016. In January 2016 town's residents called all concerned to take the appropriate measures to improve the security in the town. Accordingly many residents worked to establish a Municipality in Jeddayel to prevent and curb suspicious activities. In May 2016 town's resident elected Dr. Boutros Boulos as the first town mayor. See

List of town without municipalities in Lebanon A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but ...

Geography

The town is located on a hill overlooking the

Mediterranean Sea The Mediterranean Sea ( ) is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the east by the Levant in West Asia, on the north by Anatolia in West Asia and Southern Eur ...

. Its area is 2 km². It is surrounded by plantations of carobs,

olive The olive, botanical name ''Olea europaea'' ("European olive"), is a species of Subtropics, subtropical evergreen tree in the Family (biology), family Oleaceae. Originating in Anatolia, Asia Minor, it is abundant throughout the Mediterranean ...

trees, and various vegetable crops. Thus several carob presses and olive

oil mill An oil mill is a grinding mill designed to crush or bruise oil-bearing seeds, such as linseed or peanuts, or other oil-rich vegetable material, such as olives or the fruit of the oil palm, which can then be pressed to extract vegetable oils, whi ...

s are located within the village.

Climate

Jeddayel has a

Mediterranean climate A Mediterranean climate ( ), also called a dry summer climate, described by Köppen and Trewartha as ''Cs'', is a temperate climate type that occurs in the lower mid-latitudes (normally 30 to 44 north and south latitude). Such climates typic ...

. The prevailing wind comes from the West-Southwest causes a maritime gateway and occasionally the advent of cloud cover. At night,

land breeze A sea breeze or onshore breeze is a wind that blows in the afternoon from a large body of water toward or onto a landmass. By contrast, a land breeze or offshore breeze is a wind that blows in the night from a landmass toward or onto a large ...

rushes Wadi Jeddayel and brings to the region a relatively cold and slightly damp weather.

Climate

Jeddayel has a

Hot-summer mediterranean climate A Mediterranean climate ( ), also called a dry summer climate, described by Köppen and Trewartha as ''Cs'', is a temperate climate type that occurs in the lower mid-latitudes (normally 30 to 44 north and south latitude). Such climates typic ...

(Csa).

References

{{Byblos District Populated places in Byblos District Eastern Orthodox Christian communities in Lebanon Maronite Christian communities in Lebanon Christian cities in Lebanon

Demographics

Churches

Events and festivals

Municipality

Geography

Climate

Climate

See also

References