Ain el Safssaf explained

Ain el Safssaf
Native Name:عين الصفصاف
Native Name Lang:ara
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Lebanon
Pushpin Map Alt:Map showing the location of Ain el Safssaf within Lebanon
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Lebanon
Coordinates:33.9017°N 35.7297°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Mount Lebanon Governorate
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Matn District
Leader Title:Time Zone
Leader Name:GMT +2 (UTC)
Leader Title1:- Summer (DST)
Leader Name1:+3 (UTC)
Leader Title2:Area Code(s)
Leader Name2:(+961) 4
Leader Title3:Zip Code
Area Total Km2:1.77
Elevation Min M:1000
Elevation Max M:1100
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:EET
Utc Offset1:+2
Timezone1 Dst:EEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+3
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:+961

Ain el Safssaf (Arabic: عين الصفصاف translit. ʿayn al-ṣafṣaf) (also Ain es-Sofsaf) is a village in the Matn District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon.

Overview

The townspeople celebrate Saint Elias Day by organizing a village dinner on the eve of July 20, bringing together the townspeople in the courtyard of Saint Elias Church.

Etymology

Ain El-Safsaf was named after the willow tree (in Arabic: Safsaf صفصاف) that grew near the spring of water there.

Geography

Ain el Safssaf is 31km (19miles) to Beirut. Elevation is approx. 1050m (3,450feet) above sea level.

Demographics

As of 2004, Ain el Safssaf houses a population of 902. Electorate includes 1165 voters.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: LocalLiban - Ain Es Sofsaf . December 19, 2009 . July 24, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110724020112/http://www.localiban.org/spip.php?article4496 . dead .