Ain el-Rihaneh
عين الريحانة Ain er_Rihaneh | |
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Municipality | |
  Ain el-Rihaneh Location in Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°55′7″N 35°41′15″E / 33.91861°N 35.68750°E | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Keserwan-Jbeil |
| District | Keserwan |
| Government | |
| • Type | Independent |
| • Mayor | Vincent Raymond el Boustany |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.0 km2 (7.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 340 m (1,120 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 4,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | http://www.ainelrihane.com/ |
Ain el-Rihaneh (Arabic: عين الريحانة; also spelled Ayn al-Rihanah or Aain er-Rihane) 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 340 meters above sea level and a total land area of 2000 hectares.[1] Ain el-Rihaneh's inhabitants are Maronites.[2] The village contained two private schools enrolling a total of 201 students as of 2006.[1] The biggest family in this town is the Kreidy family.
- ^ a b c "Ain El Rihaneh". 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.