Lassa
لاسا | |
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  Lassa Location in Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 34°4′34″N 35°51′36″E / 34.07611°N 35.86000°E | |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Governorate | Keserwan-Jbeil |
| District | Byblos |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.39 km2 (2.85 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,130 m (3,710 ft) |
Lassa (Arabic: لاسا) is a municipality in the Byblos District of Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon. It is 90 kilometers north of Beirut. Lassa has an average elevation of 1,130 meters above sea level and a total land area of 739 hectares. The village contains one public school, which enrolled 15 students in 2008.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Shia Muslims with a Maronite minority.[2]
- ^ "Lassa". Localiban. Localiban. 2008-01-17. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
- ^ Cammett, Melani; Issar, Sukriti (July 2010). "Bricks and Mortar Clientalism: Sectarianism and the Logics of Welfare Allocation in Lebanon". World Politics. 62 (3): 381–421. doi:10.1017/S0043887110000080. JSTOR 40891382. PMC 4029429. PMID 24860198. SSRN 1860586.