natural wonder
Jeita Grotto
A spectacular system of two interconnected limestone caves with the world's longest stalactite, explored by foot and underground boat.
5 km · about 10 min drive
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Jounieh
Mount Lebanon, Lebanon · Asia
About Jounieh
Jounieh works well as a base: 10 minutes from Aajaltoûn, 5km from Jeita Grotto.
Jounieh is in Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, with about 96,000 people. The nearest town is Aajaltoûn, about 6 km away.
Jounieh (Levantine Arabic: جونيه, romanized: Jūniyeh, or Juniya, جونية) is a coastal city in Keserwan District, about 16 km (10 mi) north of Beirut, Lebanon. Since 2017, it has been the capital of Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate. Jounieh is known for its seaside resorts and bustling nightlife, as well as its old stoneRead more
souk, ferry port, paragliding site and gondola lift (le téléphérique), which takes passengers up the mountain to the shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon in Harissa.
Above Jounieh, and on the way to Harissa, a small hill named Bkerké (Arabic: بكركي, or Bkerki), overlooking the Jounieh bay, is the seat of the Patriarch of the Maronite Catholic Church of Lebanon. Residents of Jounieh and the surrounding towns are overwhelmingly Maronite Catholics. Maameltein is a district of Ghazir village.
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What is there to see near Jounieh?
Within an hour or so of Jounieh: Jeita Grotto (5 km), Le Chef, Gemmayzeh (13 km), Tawlet Souk el Tayeb (13 km), Byblos (Jbeil) (16 km).
Where is Jounieh?
Jounieh is in Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, about 6 km from Aajaltoûn.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 96,315
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Lebanon
- Region
- Mount Lebanon
- Timezone
- Asia/Beirut
- Coordinates
- 33.9808, 35.6178
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Worth the detour from Jounieh
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
restaurant
Le Chef, Gemmayzeh
A tiny Gouraud Street diner serving Lebanese home cooking off a blackboard of daily specials, open over fifty years and through the civil war. Rebuilt after the 2020 port blast destroyed it.
13 km · about 25 min drive
restaurant
Tawlet Souk el Tayeb
A Mar Mikhael kitchen where a different village cook takes over each day, laying out a buffet of her own region's dishes and talking diners through them. Part of the Souk el Tayeb farmers' network.
13 km · about 25 min drive
ancient ruins
Byblos (Jbeil)
One of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world with Phoenician temples, a Crusader castle, and a charming ancient harbor.
16 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Batroun
An ancient Phoenician coastal town with a natural sea wall, medieval churches, and a vibrant nightlife scene in a charming old quarter.
31 km · about 35 min drive
waterfall
Baatara Gorge Waterfall
A meltwater cascade drops roughly 90m past three stacked natural limestone bridges into a 240m chasm near Tannourine. The bridges are the reason to come, and the falls only run in spring.
32 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Beiteddine Palace
Emir Bashir II's early-19th-century palace in the Chouf, built over thirty years with carved cedar ceilings, inlaid marble and a museum of Byzantine mosaics in the stables. Still the president's official summer residence.
32 km · about 35 min drive
natural wonder
Qadisha Valley (Holy Valley)
A UNESCO deep gorge that sheltered persecuted Christian monastic communities for centuries, with ancient cave monasteries clinging to sheer cliff walls.
46 km · about 55 min drive
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