Faraya
فاريا | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
 View of Faraya, 2010 | |
  Faraya Location in Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 34°0′44″N 35°49′26″E / 34.01222°N 35.82389°E | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Mount Lebanon |
| District | Keserwan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.7 km2 (3.4 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 2,000 m (7,000 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 1,200 m (3,900 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,700 |
| • Density | 310/km2 (800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Dialing code | +961 |
Faraya (Arabic: فاريا) is a village and municipality in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon. It is located 46 kilometers north of Beirut. Elevation start from 1290 meters to 2000 meters above sea level and its total land area is 870 hectares.[1] Faraya's inhabitants are predominantly Maronite Christians.[2]
- ^ "Faraya". Localiban. Localiban. 2008-01-19. Archived from the original on 2016-03-17. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
- ^ "Elections municipales et ikhtiariah au Mont-Liban" (PDF). Localiban. Localiban. 2010. p. 19. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2015-07-24. Retrieved 2016-02-12.