Sawfar

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Sawfar صوفر Sawfar, Saoufar, Sofar
Village
Ru’ Aysat Sawfar
Sawfar, afternoon mist
Sawfar Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°48′10″N 35°42′2″E / 33.80278°N 35.70056°E / 33.80278; 35.70056
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Mount Lebanon
District	Aley
Population
• Total	3,500−4,000
Time zone	UTC +2 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC +3 (EEST)
Website	https://www.cityofaley.com/villages/sofar/

Ru’ Aysat Sawfar or Sawfar (Arabic: رويسات صوفر or صوفر, French: Rue’ Aysat Sawfar), Sawfar, Saoufar or Sofar) is a village in the Aley District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate in Lebanon. Perched at an elevation of more than 1,433 metres (4,701 feet),^[1] Sawfar lies adjacent to the main road that connects Syria's Beirut and Damascus.

Situated near Mdayrej and the peak of Dahr el Baydar, a former popular ski centre, Sawfar is 27 km from Beirut in the district of Aley, with an average elevation of 1300 m above sea level. It offers stunning views of the Lamartine Valley and adjacent gorges, including Hammana and Falougha.

There are between 3,300–4,000 people living in Sawfar, the most of them being Druze. Its strategic location and expansive views of the Lamartine Valley and the Matn District give it significance.