Ain el Safssaf

Ain el Safssaf (Arabic: عين الصفصاف translit. ʿayn al-ṣafṣaf) (also Ain es-Sofsaf) is a village in the Matn District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon.

Ain el Safssaf

عين الصفصاف
City
Ain el Safssaf
Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°54′6″N 35°43′47″E
Country Lebanon
GovernorateMount Lebanon Governorate
DistrictMatn District
Government
  Time ZoneGMT +2 (UTC)
  - Summer (DST)+3 (UTC)
  Area Code(s)(+961) 4
Area
  Total1.77 km2 (0.68 sq mi)
Highest elevation
1,100 m (3,600 ft)
Lowest elevation
1,000 m (3,000 ft)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961

Overview

Etymology

Geography

Ain el Safssaf is 31 km to the Capital (Beirut). Elevation is approx. 1050m from sea level.

Demographics

As of 2004, Ain el Safssaf houses a population of 902. Electorate includes 1165 voters. [1]

References and footnotes

  1. "LocalLiban - Ain Es Sofsaf". Retrieved December 19, 2009.


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