# Ghineh > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ghineh > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ghineh.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghineh > Source revision: 1348479779 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Infobox settlement | name = Ghineh | native_name =غينه | settlement_type = City | mapsize = | map_caption = | image_map1 = | mapsize1 = | map_caption1 = | pushpin_map = Lebanon | pushpin_label_position =bottom | pushpin_mapsize = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Lebanon | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flagcountry|Lebanon}} | subdivision_type1 = [Governorate](/source/Governorates_of_Lebanon) | subdivision_name1 = [Keserwan-Jbeil](/source/Keserwan-Jbeil_Governorate) | subdivision_type2 = [District](/source/Districts_of_Lebanon) | subdivision_name2 = [Keserwan](/source/Keserwan_District) | established_title = | established_date = | founder = | leader_party = | leader_title = | leader_name = | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 1.99 | area_note = | coordinates = {{coord|34|2|19|N|35|42|34|E|type:city|display=inline,title}} | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 950 | elevation_min_m = | elevation_max_m = | population_footnotes = | population_total = | population_as_of = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_note = | timezone1 = [EET](/source/Eastern_European_Time) | utc_offset1 = +2 | timezone1_DST = [EEST](/source/Eastern_European_Summer_Time) | utc_offset1_DST = +3 | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = | area_code_type = [Dialing code](/source/Telephone_numbers_in_Lebanon) | area_code = +961 | website = | footnotes = }} '''Ghineh''' ({{langx|apc|غينه|Ghīneh}}) is a municipality in the [Keserwan District](/source/Keserwan_District) of the [Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate](/source/Keserwan-Jbeil_Governorate) in [Lebanon](/source/Lebanon). It is located 36 kilometers north of [Beirut](/source/Beirut). Its average elevation is 950 meters above sea level and its total land area is 199 [hectare](/source/hectare)s.{{cite web|title=Ghineh|url=http://www.localiban.org/article4465.html|website=Localiban|publisher=Localiban|accessdate=2016-03-29|date=2008-01-19}} Ghineh's inhabitants are predominantly [Maronite Christians](/source/Maronites).{{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 }} == History == Ghineh is famous for its [Phoenicia](/source/Phoenicia)n, [Roman](/source/Ancient_Rome) and [Byzantine](/source/Byzantine) antiquities, notably the 5th century Kabaal Old Church built on the remains of a Phoenician temple dedicated to [Greek mythology](/source/Greek_mythology) figure [Adonis](/source/Adonis) (from [Arabic](/source/Arabic) قبر بعل, meaning the tomb of the God [Baal](/source/Baal)). Historian [Ernest Renan](/source/Ernest_Renan) claims that a rock carved nearby, known locally as the Rock of Adonis, depicts the death of Adonis who was killed by a boar. According to the legend, [Ares](/source/Ares) turned himself into a boar to avenge his honor, as he was promised to [Aphrodite](/source/Aphrodite), who fell in love with the mortal Adonis, said to have been of immense beauty. The scene also depicts Aphrodite weeping over the body of her lover. The graves carved within the rocks led locals to believe it was the burial site of Adonis, who was killed in the nearby [Afqa waterfall](/source/Afqa), where the water continues to flow until the Adonis River in [Keserwan](/source/Keserwan_District), which was later renamed to become the [Ibrahim River](/source/Ibrahim_River). According to [Greco-Roman](/source/Greco-Roman_world) folklore, in every spring, and at the same time Adonis was killed, snow melts and brings red clay to the river from the mountain slopes. The legend says that this is Adonis's blood, which is renewed every year, at the time of his killing. Also in the fertile valley surrounding the river, millions of [anemone](/source/anemone) flowers emerge every year on the anniversary of his death during spring. The flowers were known as Adonis Flowers, representing the blood of Adonis mingled with Aphrodite's tears.{{Cite web | title=GabyReaidy.com | url=https://gabyreaidy.com/sections/media/album/150 | access-date=2026-03-26 | website=gabyreaidy.com}}{{Cite web | title=Les Phéniciens - La légende d'Adon et d'Ashtarout | url=https://www.pheniciens.com/persos/adonis.php | access-date=2026-03-26 | website=www.pheniciens.com}} The region was later occupied by the [Maronites](/source/Maronites) who enjoyed a degree of independence under the [Crusaders](/source/Crusaders), and this, until its destruction at the hands of the [Mamluks](/source/Mamluks) in 1307. It was then abandoned for the next three centuries until Christian families arrived somewhere during the 17th century. ==References== {{reflist}} {{Keserwan District}} Category:Populated places in Keserwan District Category:Maronite Christian communities in Lebanon {{Lebanon-geo-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ghineh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghineh) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghineh?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.