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Village in Keserwan-Jbeil, Lebanon
Chnaniir شننعير
Village
Chnaniir is located in LebanonChnaniirChnaniirLocation in Lebanon
Coordinates: 34°0′20″N 35°39′51″E / 34.00556°N 35.66417°E / 34.00556; 35.66417
Country Lebanon
GovernorateKeserwan-Jbeil
DistrictKeserwan
Elevation1,250 ft (380 m)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)+3

Chnaniir (Arabic: شننعير) is a village located in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate in Lebanon.

In 1996 Fuad Hamdan, Greenpeace’s Mediterranean spokesperson, claimed there was a toxic waste dump in Chnaniir. The waste was part of an estimated 10,000 barrels shipped from Italy in the late 1980s and dumped in various sites in Lebanon, inland and along the coast. It included Cadmium and other heavy metals, Organophospate pesticides and Chlorines. The site in Chnaniir was allegedly concealed by a cow shed.

References

  1. "Chnanair". Localiban. Localiban. 2007-07-03. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
  2. Middle East International No 527, 7 June 1996, Publishers Lord Mayhew; Kate Clark pp.13-14
Flag of Lebanon Keserwan District, Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate
Capital: Jounieh
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