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Miniyeh-Danniyeh District, North Governorate, Lebanoni
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Miniyeh-Danniyeh DistrictDistrict
North GovernorateGovernorate
LebanonCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
394732
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:394732:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Arabic:
قضاء المنية ضنيّة, الشمال , لبنان
English:
Miniyeh-Danniyeh District
French:
District de Minieh-Denieh, Nord, Liban
German:
Distrikt Miniyeh-Danniyeh, Gouvernement Nord-Libanon, Libanon
Italian:
distretto di Minieh e Dinnieh, governatorato del Nord Libano, Libano
Russian:
Миние-Дание, Северный Ливан, Ливан
Simplified Chinese:
敏耶-丹尼耶縣, 北部省, 黎巴嫩
Spanish:
Miniyeh-Danniyeh, Líbano-Norte, Líbano
Armenian:
Դանիեի շրջան, Հյուսիսային մարզ , Լիբանան
Cebuano:
Miniyeh-Danniyeh, Mohafazat Liban-Nord, Libano
Dutch:
Miniyeh-Danniyeh, Noord, Libanon
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان منیه ضنیه, استان شمالی لبنان, لبنان
Lithuanian:
Minijė-Danijė rajonas, Šiaurės Libano muchafaza, Libanas
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Miniyeh-Danniyeh distrikt, Nord guvernement, Libanon
Polish:
Dystrykt Al-Minja-Al-Danja, Dystrykt Północny, Liban
Scots:
Miniyeh-Danniyeh Destrict, North Govrenorate, Lebanon
Swedish:
Miniyeh-Danniyeh, Mohafazat Liban-Nord, Libanon
Ukrainian:
Мініє-Даніє, Північний Ліван, Ліван
Urdu:
منیہ-ضنیہ ضلع, محافظہ شمالی, لبنان
Western Punjabi:
ضلع منیہ-ضنیہ, لبنان


Miniyeh-Danniyeh District is a district in the North Governorate of Lebanon. As its name indicates, the district includes the Danniyeh and the Miniyeh regions. The town of Miniyeh serves as the district capital during fall and winter, while the town of Syr serves as the capital during spring and summer. The district is known for its natural richness. It extends over the northern and western hills of Al-Makmel mountain overlooking the Northern Lebanese and Syrian Coasts and extending all the way up to Qurnat_as_Sawda', the highest peak in Lebanon and the Levant.

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Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences3
Youngest Fossil Listed125 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed129 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Rhizobactron marinae
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Monotomidae : Rhizobactron : Rhizobactron marinae129.4 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Libanopsis slipinskii
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Sphindidae : Libanopsis : Libanopsis slipinskii129.4 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Ptisma zasukhae
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Ptismidae : Ptisma : Ptisma zasukhae129.4 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miniyeh%E2%80%93Danniyeh_District
Wikidata ID:Q2621181
GeoNames ID:10121424


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