Daraya (Arabic: داريا; also spelled Daraiya or Darayya) is a town and municipality located in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate of Lebanon. The town is about 21 kilometres (13 mi) north of Beirut.[1] It has an average elevation of 690 meters above sea level and a total land area of 91 hectares.[1] Daraya's inhabitants are Maronites.[2]
Daraya
داريا | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
  Daraya Location in Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°57′19″N 35°41′55″E / 33.95528°N 35.69861°E | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Keserwan-Jbeil |
| District | Keserwan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.91 km2 (0.35 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 690 m (2,260 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
References
edit- ^ a b "Daraiya (Kesrouane)". Localiban. Localiban. 2008-01-19. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
- ^ "Elections municipales et ikhtiariah au Mont-Liban" (PDF). Localiban. Localiban. 2010. p. 19. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2015-07-24. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
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