Ain el Safssaf (original) (raw)

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City in Mount Lebanon Governorate

Ain el Safssaf عين الصفصاف
City
Map showing the location of Ain el Safssaf within LebanonMap showing the location of Ain el Safssaf within LebanonAin el SafssafLocation within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°54′6″N 35°43′47″E / 33.90167°N 35.72972°E / 33.90167; 35.72972
Country Lebanon
Governorate Mount Lebanon Governorate
District Matn District
Government
• Time Zone GMT +2 (UTC)
• - Summer (DST) +3 (UTC)
• Area Code(s) (+961) 4
Area
• Total 1.77 km2 (0.68 sq mi)
Highest elevation 1,100 m (3,600 ft)
Lowest elevation 1,000 m (3,300 ft)
Time zone UTC+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. Its inhabitants are predominantly Maronites.

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.

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

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

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

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