The village sits on the shoulder of Mleeta hills, with Oak forests on the surrounding mountains.

The demography of Jarjouh is approximately evenly divided between Christians and Muslims.

Some scholars attribute the origin of this town's name to the Hebrew word meaning “the shaved, the hairless or the bald.” Others trace it back to a combination of two root words meaning “drinking and shortage.”[1] On 8 July 1990 Jarjouaa and four other locations were attached by the Israeli airforce.

It was the twelfth Israeli air attack on Lebanon since the beginning of the year.

[2] A week later, 16 July, Jarjouaa was captured from Amal by Hizbullah.