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.
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.
Ain El-Safsaf was named after the willow tree (in Arabic: Safsaf صفصاف) that grew near the spring of water there.
Ain el Safssaf is 31km (19miles) to Beirut. Elevation is approx. 1050m (3,450feet) above sea level.
As of 2004, Ain el Safssaf houses a population of 902. Electorate includes 1165 voters.[1]