Jernaya (Arabic: جرنايا) is a municipality located in South Lebanon, on the border between the districts of Jezzine and Nabatiyeh.

Gurnaye is the plural of gurna: the bark, mortar, and plunge pits in rock..[1] Its demonym(Arabic: جررناوي), transliterated as Jernaoui.

Jernaya is completely surrounded by Muslim Shia villages, except for the Maronite town of Kfar Chelal.

[2] Being 460 m above sea level, Jernaya has a mild Mediterranean mountainous climate (slightly cooler than Saida).

According to the 2017 electoral roll (which only include people aged 21+), there are 1,390 voters:[5] Families include: Habib, Abi Najm, Al Hayek, Awad, Al khoury, Abboud, Antoun, and more Jernaya is a municipality as defined by the Lebanese Ministry of Interior and Municipalities.

[9] The hotel Erzel-Jernaya (Arabic: عرزال جرنايا) is located in the lush valley on the southern border of the village.

The valley, which separates the Nabatiye and South-Lebanon governorates with a river running through its trough, is completely vegetated as construction is forbidden to preserve its character.

[11] A swimming pool and tennis court complex is currently being built at the municipality's eastern border.