{{Short description|Town in Bsharri District, Lebanon}} {{distinguish|Hadath, Mount Lebanon}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Hadath el Jebbeh | native_name = حدث الجبة | native_name_lang = ara<!-- ISO 639-2 code: "fr" for French, "ara" for Arabic --> | settlement_type = Town | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = Lebanon | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = Map showing the location of Hadath el Jebbeh within Lebanon | pushpin_map_caption = Location within Lebanon | coordinates = {{coord|34|15|00|N|35|55|46|E|region:LB_type:city|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flagcountry|Lebanon}} | subdivision_type1 = Governorate | subdivision_name1 = North Governorate | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Bsharri District | established_title = <!-- Founded --> | established_date = | founder = | leader_party = | leader_title = | leader_name = | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 11.42 | area_note = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 1500 | elevation_min_m = 1000 | elevation_max_m = 2000 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 4000 | population_as_of = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_note = | timezone1 = EET | utc_offset1 = +2 | timezone1_DST = EEST | utc_offset1_DST = +3 | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = | area_code_type = Dialing code | area_code = +961 | website = www.hadatheljebbeh.com | footnotes = }} thumb|Hadath el Jebbeh center (north Lebanon) thumb|Hadath el Jebbeh, main road to Amioun (north Lebanon) '''Hadath el Jebbeh''' ({{langx|ar|حدث الجبة}}, also known as ''Hadad''{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}, and known locally as ''Hadid'' (حَدِد)), is a town located in Bsharri District in the North Governorate of Lebanon. It was originally settled in 400 A.D., and is situated on a hill at an altitude of 1500 meters, overlooking the Kadisha valley.

Hadath el Jebbeh is a summer resort and touristic place, benefiting from its welcoming and friendly local families. The inhabitants of the village are mostly Maronites, with the presence of two churches in town, the historical St. Daniel church which was built around 1110 CE, and Notre-Dame church built in 1956. At the end of summer, Hadath el Jebbeh celebrates St. Daniel Festival, which takes place every second Sunday of September of each year.

==Location, climate and nature== Hadath el Jebbeh is located in Bsharri District, overlooking Qannoubine Valley. The village is 94&nbsp;km away from Lebanese Capital, Beirut, and 36&nbsp;km away from Tripoli, the largest city in North Lebanon.

Hadath el Jebbeh is well known by its cold (sometimes freezing) snowy weather during winter, and its cool weather during summer, which makes it lovely to visit anytime throughout the year, especially in the summer season, where numerous Lebanese consider it one of the best summer residences in Lebanon.

==Etymology== ===Haddath=== Hadath is the name of three localities in Lebanon. To differentiate between the localities, the name of the region is added, Hadath Beirut, Hadath Baalbeck and finally Hadath el Joubbeh. Other localities by this name exist in the Middle East.

The Semitic root of ''Hadath'' means "the new", hence the name could mean "the new town".<ref>Moubarac, Y. (1984). ''Pentalogie Antiochienne / Domaine Maronite - Volume 2 - Part 2'', Cenacle Libanais, Beirut. page 649.</ref>

The common pronunciation of the name is ''Hadad'' or ''Hadid''.{{clarify|date=May 2020}} It gives an indication to a probable different meaning. ''Hadad'' was the northwest Semitic storm and rain god and the town could have had a temple dedicated to this god. And the popular tradition claims that the church dedicated to the saint patron of Hadath, Saint Daniel, was built on the remnants of a pagan temple.<ref>Lammens, H. (1986). ''Tasrih al-Absar fi Ma Yahtawi Loubnan min Al-Athar'', Dar Nazir Abboud, Beirut. Page 99-100</ref>

==={{anchor|Jebbeh}}Jebbeh=== Jebbeh is the traditional name of the Kadisha region, called also ''Jebbet Bsharri'' in reference to Bsharri the largest town of this region. The Semitic root ''Gb'' means "well", "deep" and could be a reference to the deep gorges of the Kadisha. In Lebanon, other ''Jebbeh'' exist like Jebbet Mnaytra and Jebbet Yanuh.

==Demographics== In 2014 Christians made up 97.83% of registered voters in Hadath el Jebbeh. 92.71% of the voters were Maronite Catholics.<ref>https://lub-anan.comالمحافظات/الشمال/بشري/حدث-الجبة/المذاهب/</ref>

==See also== * Maronite mummies

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[http://www.localiban.org/article3849.html Hadath Ej Joubbeh], Localiban * [http://www.hadatheljebbeh.com www.hadatheljebbeh.com] * [http://www.hadeth.com www.hadath.com] Last retrieved on May 8, 2008.

{{Bsharri District}} {{Authority control}}

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