Marj Uyun
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Marj Uyun مرج عيون |
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 Lebanon
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| Governorate : | Nabataea | ||
| Coordinates : | 33 ° 22 ′ N , 35 ° 35 ′ E | ||
| Residents : | 3,000 | ||
| Time zone : | UTC + 2 | ||
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Marj Uyun ( Arabic مرج عيون Marj'Uyūn , locally Marz'Ayun even Marj 'Ayoun , Marjuyun , Marjeyoun or Marja'uyun ) is a town in Lebanon and the seat of the district of the same in southern Lebanon . The name means meadow of water springs .
The city has a predominantly Christian, Greek Orthodox population; the majority of the population in the surrounding hill country is Muslim . Marjajoun has about 3000 inhabitants. The South Lebanese Army , a militia allied with Israel during the 1982 war in Lebanon , had its headquarters here until the Israeli withdrawal in 2000 . During the 2006 Lebanon War , the place was briefly occupied by Israeli troops.