Ehmej

{{Infobox settlement | name = Ehmej | other_name = Ihmij | native_name = إهمج | native_name_lang = ar <!-- ISO 639-2 code e.g. "fr" for French. If more than one, use {{lang}} instead --> | settlement_type = | image_skyline = | image_caption = | image_flag = | image_seal = | image_shield = | nickname = | pushpin_map = Lebanon | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Lebanon | coordinates = {{coord|34|7|20|N|35|47|1|E|region:LB|display=inline,title}} | coor_pinpoint = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Lebanon | subdivision_type1 = Governorate | subdivision_name1 = Keserwan-Jbeil | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Byblos | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | established_title = | established_date = | founder = | seat_type = | seat = | government_footnotes = | leader_party = | leader_title = | leader_name = | unit_pref = Metric <!-- ALL fields with measurements have automatic unit conversion --> <!-- for references: use <ref> tags --> | area_footnotes = | area_urban_footnotes = <!-- <ref> </ref> --> | area_rural_footnotes = <!-- <ref> </ref> --> | area_metro_footnotes = <!-- <ref> </ref> --> | area_magnitude = <!-- <ref> </ref> --> | area_note = | area_water_percent = | area_rank = | area_blank1_title = | area_blank2_title = <!-- square kilometers --> | area_total_km2 = 17.42 | area_land_km2 = | area_water_km2 = | area_urban_km2 = | area_rural_km2 = | area_metro_km2 = | area_blank1_km2 = | area_blank2_km2 = <!-- hectares --> | area_total_ha = | area_land_ha = | area_water_ha = | area_urban_ha = | area_rural_ha = | area_metro_ha = | area_blank1_ha = | area_blank2_ha = | length_km = | width_km = | dimensions_footnotes = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 1,140 | population_as_of = | population_footnotes = | population_total = | population_density_km2 = | population_note = | population_demonym = | timezone1 = | utc_offset1 = | timezone1_DST = | utc_offset1_DST = | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code_type = | area_code = | iso_code = | website = | footnotes = }} '''Ehmej''' ({{langx|ar|إهمج}}; also spelled ''Ihmij'') is a municipality in the Byblos District of Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon. It is located 57 kilometers northeast of Beirut.<ref name=localiban>{{cite web|title=Ehmej|url=http://www.localiban.org/article4381.html|website=Localliban|publisher=Localliban|accessdate=2016-01-26|date=2008-01-16}}</ref> Ehmej's inhabitants are predominantly Maronite Catholics.<ref>{{cite web |title=Elections municipales et ikhtiariah au Mont-Liban |url=http://www.localiban.org/IMG/pdf/Elections_municipales_libanaises_2010_-_Mont-Liban.pdf |website=Localiban |publisher=Localiban |accessdate=2016-02-12 |page=19 |format=pdf |date=2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150724081015/http://www.localiban.org/IMG/pdf/Elections_municipales_libanaises_2010_-_Mont-Liban.pdf |archivedate=2015-07-24 }}</ref> There are two schools in the town, one public and the other private, with a total of 308 pupils in 2006. Ehmej also contains three quarries, and as of 2006, had four companies with over five employees operating in the town.<ref name=localiban/> It hosts the annual Ehmej Festival.

==Geography== Ehmej has a total land area of 1,742 hectares.<ref name=localiban/> The town's average elevation is 1,140 meters above sea level.<ref name=localiban/> Neighboring municipalities include Mish Mish to the west, Jaj to the north, Laqlouq and Mazraat es-Siyad to the east and Almat el-Shemaliat and Almat al-Janubiat to the south.<ref name=localiban/>

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{{Byblos District}}

Category:Populated places in Byblos District Category:Maronite Christian communities in Lebanon