Daraya, Keserwan

Daraya
داريا
Municipality
Daraya

Location in Lebanon

Coordinates: 33°57′19″N 35°41′55″E / 33.95528°N 35.69861°E / 33.95528; 35.69861
Country  Lebanon
Governorate Mount Lebanon
District Keserwan
Area
  Total 0.91 km2 (0.35 sq mi)
Elevation 690 m (2,260 ft)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Daraya (Arabic: داريا; also spelled Daraiya or Darayya) 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 690 meters above sea level and a total land area of 91 hectares.[1] Daraya's inhabitants are Maronites.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Daraiya (Kesrouane)". 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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