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
Map showing the location of Ain el Safssaf within Lebanon
Map showing the location of Ain el Safssaf within Lebanon
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

Geography

Ain el Safssaf is 31 km (19 mi) to the Capital (Beirut). Elevation is approx. 1,050 m (3,440 ft) above 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". Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved December 19, 2009.


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