Ain el-Rihaneh

Ain er-Rihaneh
عين الريحانة
Municipality
Ain er-Rihaneh

Location in Lebanon

Coordinates: 33°55′7″N 35°41′15″E / 33.91861°N 35.68750°E / 33.91861; 35.68750
Country  Lebanon
Governorate Mount Lebanon
District Keserwan
Area
  Total 2.05 km2 (0.79 sq mi)
Elevation 340 m (1,120 ft)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Ain er-Rihaneh (Arabic: عين الريحانة; also spelled Ayn ar-Rihanah or Aain er-Rihane) is a town and municipality located in the Keserwan District of the Mount Lebanon 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 205 hectares.[1] Ain er-Rihaneh's inhabitants are Maronites.[2] The village contained two private schools enrolling a total of 201 students as of 2006.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ain Er Rihaneh". Localiban. Localiban. 2008-01-19. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  2. "Elections municipales et ikhtiariah au Mont-Liban" (pdf). Localiban. Localiban. 2010. p. 19. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
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