Meiss Ej Jabal or Mais aj-Jabal () is a municipality in the Marjayoun District in Lebanon.
Etymology According to E. H. Palmer, the name Meis comes from the name of a tree.Palmer, 1881, p. 29
Location The municipality of Meiss Ej Jabal is located in the Marjayoun District, one of the eight mohafazats (governorates) of Lebanon. Meiss Ej Jabal is 114 kilometers (70.8396 mi) away from Beyrouth (Beirut) the capital of Lebanon. Its elevation is 630 meters (2067.03 ft - 688.968 yd) above sea level. Meiss Ej Jabal surface stretches for 1924 hectares (19.24 km2 - 7.42664 mi2).
History In 1596, it was named as a village, Mis, in the Ottoman nahiya (subdistrict) of Tibnin under the liwa' (district) of Safad, with a population of 75 households and 11 bachelors, all Muslim. The villagers paid a fixed tax-rate of 25% on agricultural products, such as wheat, barley, summer crops, olive trees, vegetable and fruit garden or orchard, goats, beehives; in addition to occasional revenues, a press for olive oil or grape syrup and a winter pastures; a total of 12,860 akçe.Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 181Note that Rhode, 1979, p. 6 writes that the register that Hütteroth and Abdulfattah studied was not from 1595/6, but from 1548/9
In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) found here: "ancient remains; one olive-press and two sarcophagi on the east side."Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 136 They further described it: "A large village in two parts, containing about 700 Metawileh, on low ridge, surrounded by figs, olives, and arable land. There is a birket near the village, and three good springs to the north, besides cisterns."Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 95
Modern era Images taken by the Associated Press on 12 and 15 April 2026 in Mays al-Jabal showed excavators used by the IDF flattened houses, "as well as Hyundai, Caterpillar and Komatsu excavators actively destroying homes". Construction equipment multinationals may be aiding Israeli war crimes, experts say, 12 June, 2026, The Guardian
Demographics In 2014, Muslims made up 99.58% of registered voters in Meiss Ej Jabal. 98.33% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.
Shrine The village holds a Shia shrine for the prophet's companion Abu Dharr. Another Shia shrine to Abu Dharr is located in Sarepta. The village also contains a husayniyya.
Educational Establishments
Educational establishments Meiss Ej Jabal (2005-2006) Lebanon (2005-2006) Number of Schools 3 2788 Public School 2 1763 Private School 1 1025 Students schooled in the public schools 435 439905 Students schooled in the private schools 144 471409
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External links http://yameis.org/ Meiss Ej Jabal, Localiban Survey of Western Palestine, Map 2: IAA, Wikimedia commons