Daychounieh

Daychounieh الديشونية
—  City  —
Daychounieh Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°51′N 35°34′E / 33.85°N 35.567°E / 33.85; 35.567Coordinates: 33°51′N 35°34′E / 33.85°N 35.567°E / 33.85; 35.567
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Mount Lebanon Governorate
District	Matn District
Government
- Time Zone	GMT +2 (UTC)
- - Summer (DST)	+3 (UTC)
- Area Code(s)	(+961) 4
- Zip Code	22415
Area
- Total	1.33 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
Highest elevation	250 m (820 ft)
Lowest elevation	200 m (656 ft)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code
Dialing code	+961

Daychounieh (Arabic: الديشونية ‎ translit. al-Dayšūniyat) (also Al-Daychounieh) is a village in the Matn District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon. Daychounieh is administered by Mansourieh municipality.

Overview

Etymology

Geography

Daychounieh is 21 km to the Capital (Beirut), 26 km to the Province Administrative Center (Baabda) and 15 km to the Caza Administrative Center (Jdeideh).

Daychounieh is accessible from Mansourieh main road.

Beirut River flows east to west from Lebanon’s mountains passing through Daychounieh to the Mediterranean Sea.

Demographics

As of 2009, Daychounieh houses a population of approx. 800, of which 98 constitute the electorate and 153 are native residents. The number of residences is approx. 250. ^[1]

References and footnotes

1. ^ "Daychounieh E-Community". http://www.baldati.com/networks/community.php?networkid=941. Retrieved June 24, 2009. 

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