Jumayjimah

Jumayjimah
جميجمة
village
Map showing the location of Jumayjimah within Lebanon
Jumayjimah
Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°12′23″N 35°26′27″E / 33.20639°N 35.44083°E / 33.20639; 35.44083Coordinates: 33°12′23″N 35°26′27″E / 33.20639°N 35.44083°E / 33.20639; 35.44083
Grid position 191/290 PAL
Country  Lebanon
Governorate Nabatieh
District Bint Jbeil
Elevation 690 m (2,260 ft)
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code +961

Jumayjimah (Arabic: جميجمة‎) is a village in the Bint Jbeil District in southern Lebanon, located north-east of Tebnine.

Name

According to E. H. Palmer, the name El Jumeijmeh comes from "The little sculls".[1]

History

In 1881, the Palestine Exploration Fund's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it: "A small village of stone and mud, containing about 100 Metawileh, situated on hill-top, with a few olives and figs around. Water supply from cisterns."[2]

References

  1. ↑ Palmer, 1881, p. 23
  2. ↑ Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, pp. 94-95

Bibliography

  • Conder, C.R.; Kitchener, H.H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology. 1. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
  • Palmer, E.H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Arabic and English Name Lists Collected During the Survey by Lieutenants Conder and Kitchener, R. E. Transliterated and Explained by E.H. Palmer. Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
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