Ain el Safssaf

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 / 33.90167°N 35.72972°E / 33.90167; 35.72972
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

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.

Overview

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The townspeople celebrate Saint Elias Day by organizing a village dinner on the eve of July 20, bringing together the townspeople in the courtyard of Saint Elias Church.

Etymology

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Ain El-Safsaf was named after the willow tree (in Arabic: Safsaf صفصاف) that grew near the spring of water there.

Geography

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Ain el Safssaf is 31 km (19 mi) to Beirut. Elevation is approx. 1,050 m (3,440 ft) above sea level.

Demographics

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

References and footnotes

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  1. ^ "LocalLiban - Ain Es Sofsaf". Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved December 19, 2009.
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