Safra, Lebanon
| Safra صفرا | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
  Safra Location in Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 34°2′15″N 35°38′16″E / 34.03750°N 35.63778°E | |
| Country |
 Lebanon |
| Governorate | Mount Lebanon |
| District | Keserwan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.06 km2 (1.18 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 150 m (490 ft) |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Safra (Arabic: صفرا) is a village and municipality in the Keserwan District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate in Lebanon. It is located 29 kilometers north of Beirut. The village has a total land area of 306 hectares.[1] Safra is perched on a curve on a rocky butte overlooking the Nahr Ibrahim river and the Mediterranean Sea, standing at an average elevation of 150 meters above sea level,[1]
The inhabitants are predominantly Maronite Catholics.[2] The main families of Safra are the Rudy Tarabay, Abi Sejaan, Khoury, Azzi, Hawa and Zgheib. Hawa Chicken, Lebanon's largest poultry producer and distributor, is located in Safra.
References
- 1 2 "Safra". Localiban. Localiban. 2008-01-22. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
- ↑ "Elections municipales et ikhtiariah au Mont-Liban" (pdf). Localiban. Localiban. 2010. p. 19. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
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