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Jieh (or Jiyé, Jiyeh, الجية) is a seaside town in Lebanon with an estimated population of 5000, 23 km south of Beirut, in the Chouf district via a 20-minute drive along the Beirut to Sidon highway south of the capital. In Phoenician times it was known as Porphyreon and was a thriving natural seaport, which still functions today. The town is also known for its seven kilometre sandy beach, a rarity along Lebanon's mainly rocky coastline.

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  • جية هي إحدى القرى اللبنانية من قرى قضاء الشوف في محافظة جبل لبنان. (ar)
  • Jieh (or Jiyé, Jiyeh, الجية) is a seaside town in Lebanon with an estimated population of 5000, 23 km south of Beirut, in the Chouf district via a 20-minute drive along the Beirut to Sidon highway south of the capital. In Phoenician times it was known as Porphyreon and was a thriving natural seaport, which still functions today. The town is also known for its seven kilometre sandy beach, a rarity along Lebanon's mainly rocky coastline. The Hebrew prophet Jonah was said to have landed on its shores when he was spat out of the giant fish described in the Old Testament, and a temple was built which stands until today. Many invaders passed through Porphyreon such as Tohomtmos the Egyptian who landed his soldiers on its natural seaport in order to fight the North. Alexander the Great relaxed on its shore preparing for the attack on Tyre. St Peter and St Paul also walked through Jieh several times. In modern times Jieh took some of the harshest blows of the Lebanese Civil War that raged from 1975–1990. Being a coastal town made it vulnerable to the countless numbers of Palestine Liberation Organization raids on the area, as well as Israeli army invasions during the 1980s, but the worst being on January 20, 1976.During the war years the PSP controlled the seaport at Jieh. In March 1989 General Michel Aoun established a blockade of the port which resulted in artillery exchanges between his forces and a combination of PSP, Amal and the Syrian Army in Beirut and the Chouf. At least 90 people were killed and several hundred wounded. Jieh is being rebuilt, albeit at a slower pace than the nearby capital city of Beirut. (en)
  • Al-Dżijja (arab. ‏الجية‎, Al-Ǧiyya; fr. Jiye, również spotykany zapis: Jiyeh) – miasto w Libanie położone u wybrzeży Morza Śródziemnego, 33 kilometry na południe od Bejrutu. Znajduje się tu stanowisko archeologiczne. (pl)
  • Jieh (eller Jiye, Jiyeh, arabiska: الجية) är en kuststad i Libanon, belägen cirka 23 km (20–25 km) söder om Beirut vid Medelhavet, i guvernementet Libanonberget och distriktet Chouf. Staden hade cirka 5 000 invånare år 2004. Jieh har en 7 km lång sandstrand, vilket är ovanligt på Libanons främst steniga kust. Staden har blivit evakuerad och förstörd tre gånger; 1976, 1982 respektive 1985, under inbördeskriget. Den nuvarande staden Jieh tros ligga på samma plats som den hellenska staden låg på, under fenicisk tid. Staden omnämns i en text från år 218 f.Kr. Jieh förknippas enligt lokal tradition med profeten Jona, som sägs ha kastats upp på den sandiga stranden, efter att den stora fisk som svalde honom spytt upp honom. I från år 333, en av de äldsta kända kristna itinerarierna (en sorts vägkarta eller skriven resväg), beskrivs platsen som ett pilgrimsstopp på vägen mot det heliga landet. Lämningarna av en kristen basilika från 400-talet eller 500-talet har hittats i området. Den här artikeln är helt eller delvis baserad på material från engelskspråkiga Wikipedia, tidigare version. (sv)
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  • Dr George N Azzi (en)
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  • جية هي إحدى القرى اللبنانية من قرى قضاء الشوف في محافظة جبل لبنان. (ar)
  • Al-Dżijja (arab. ‏الجية‎, Al-Ǧiyya; fr. Jiye, również spotykany zapis: Jiyeh) – miasto w Libanie położone u wybrzeży Morza Śródziemnego, 33 kilometry na południe od Bejrutu. Znajduje się tu stanowisko archeologiczne. (pl)
  • Jieh (or Jiyé, Jiyeh, الجية) is a seaside town in Lebanon with an estimated population of 5000, 23 km south of Beirut, in the Chouf district via a 20-minute drive along the Beirut to Sidon highway south of the capital. In Phoenician times it was known as Porphyreon and was a thriving natural seaport, which still functions today. The town is also known for its seven kilometre sandy beach, a rarity along Lebanon's mainly rocky coastline. (en)
  • Jieh (eller Jiye, Jiyeh, arabiska: الجية) är en kuststad i Libanon, belägen cirka 23 km (20–25 km) söder om Beirut vid Medelhavet, i guvernementet Libanonberget och distriktet Chouf. Staden hade cirka 5 000 invånare år 2004. Jieh har en 7 km lång sandstrand, vilket är ovanligt på Libanons främst steniga kust. Staden har blivit evakuerad och förstörd tre gånger; 1976, 1982 respektive 1985, under inbördeskriget. Den nuvarande staden Jieh tros ligga på samma plats som den hellenska staden låg på, under fenicisk tid. Staden omnämns i en text från år 218 f.Kr. (sv)
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