Adma wa Dafneh

Adma wa Dafneh
أدما والدفنة
Town
Adma wa Dafneh is located in Lebanon
Adma wa Dafneh
Adma wa Dafneh
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 34°1′21″N 35°38′50″E / 34.02250°N 35.64722°E / 34.02250; 35.64722
Country Lebanon
GovernorateKeserwan-Jbeil
DistrictKeserwan
Government
 • MayorCharbel Hanna Chahwan
Area
 • Total2.733 km2 (1.055 sq mi)
Elevation
215 m (705 ft)
Highest elevation
330 m (1,080 ft)
Lowest elevation
100 m (300 ft)
Population
 (2015[1])
 • Total2,497
 • Density913.5/km2 (2,366/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961
WebsiteAdma wa Dafneh

Adma wa Dafneh or Adma (Arabic: أدْما والدّفنة or أدما) is a town in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate in Lebanon. The town consists of the villages of Adma and Dafneh. The town is located 27 kilometers north of Beirut on a cliff facing South.

Jounieh At Sunset From Adma

Its elevation ranges between 100 and 330 meters above sea level and the town's total land area consists of 456 hectares. Adma wa Dafneh is markedly more vacant and vast than most Lebanese settlements, and is strongly connected to Jounieh and Tabarja to its south and north respectively. Adma wa Dafneh's inhabitants are predominantly Maronite Christians.[2]

  1. ^ "Adma and Dafneh, Mount Lebanon, Lebanon - Population". Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Elections municipales et ikhtiariah au Mont-Liban" (PDF). Localiban. Localiban. 2010. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2016.