Meiss Ej Jabal
# Meiss Ej Jabal

Meiss Ej Jabal (Arabic: ميس الجبل) is a village in the Marjeyoun District in Lebanon.

## Name

According to E. H. Palmer, the name Meis comes from the name of a tree.

## Location

The municipality of Meiss Ej Jabal is located in the Kaza of Marjaayoun one of is one of the eight mohafazats (governorates) of Lebanon. Meiss Ej Jabal is 114 kilometers (70.8396 mi) away from Beyrouth (Beirut) the capital of Lebanon. Its elevation is 630 meters (2067.03 ft - 688.968 yd) above sea level. Meiss Ej Jabal surface stretches for 1924 hectares (19.24 km² - 7.42664 mi²).

## History

In 1596, it was named as a village, Mis, in the Ottoman nahiya (subdistrict) of Tibnin under the liwa' (district) of Safad, with a population of 75 households and 11 bachelors, all Muslim. The villagers paid a fixed tax-rate of 25% on agricultural products, such as wheat, barley, summer crops, olive trees, vegetable and fruit garden or orchard, goats, beehives; in addition to occasional revenues, a press for olive oil or grape syrup and a winter pastures; a total of 12,860 akçe.

In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) found here: "ancient remains; one olive-press and two sarcophagi on the east side." They further described it: "A large village in two parts, containing about 700 Metawileh, on low ridge, surrounded by figs, olives, and arable land. There is a birket near the village, and three good springs to the north, besides cisterns."

## Shrine

The village holds a Shia shrine for the prophet's companion Abu Dharr. Another Shia shrine to Abu Dharr is located in Sarepta.

## Educational Establishments

| Educational establishments | Meiss al-Jabal (2005-2006) | Lebanon (2005-2006) |
| - | - | - |
| Number of Schools | 3 | 2788 |
| Public School | 2 | 1763 |
| Private School | 1 | 1025 |
| Students schooled in the public schools | 435 | 439905 |
| Students schooled in the private schools | 144 | 471409 |
