Arida, Lebanon

Arida
العريضة
Arida is located in Lebanon
Arida
Arida
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 34°38′00″N 35°58′40″E / 34.63333°N 35.97778°E / 34.63333; 35.97778
Country Lebanon
GovernorateAkkar
DistrictAkkar
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)+3

Arida (Arabic: العريضة) is a village in northern Lebanon, on the Syrian border, which is formed by the mouth of the Nahr al-Kabir al-Janoubi. It is located in the Akkar District of the Akkar Governorate.[1] Its inhabitants are Sunni Muslims.[2] The Arida Border Crossing is the coastal border crossing between Lebanon and Syria.

  1. ^ "Aarida". Localiban. 2006-06-24. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
  2. ^ "Municipal and ikhtariyah elections in northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly (92): 22. March 2019.