Sehaileh

Seheileh
سهيلة
Municipality
Seheileh

Location in Lebanon

Coordinates: 33°57′21″N 35°39′22″E / 33.95583°N 35.65611°E / 33.95583; 35.65611Coordinates: 33°57′21″N 35°39′22″E / 33.95583°N 35.65611°E / 33.95583; 35.65611
Country  Lebanon
Governorate Mount Lebanon
District Keserwan
Area
  Total 2.21 km2 (0.85 sq mi)
Elevation 550 m (1,800 ft)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Dialing code +961

Seheileh (Arabic: سهيلة; also spelled Shayleh) is a municipality in the Keserwan District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate in Lebanon. It is located 25 kilometers north of Beirut. Its average elevation is 550 meters above sea level and its total land area is 221 hectares.[1] Seheileh's inhabitants are predominantly Maronite Christians.[2]

References

  1. "Shayleh". Localiban. Localiban. 2008-01-22. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  2. "Elections municipales et ikhtiariah au Mont-Liban" (pdf). Localiban. Localiban. 2010. p. 19. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
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