Daraya | |
Native Name: | داريا |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Lebanon |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Lebanon |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Keserwan-Jbeil |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Keserwan |
Area Total Km2: | 0.91 |
Elevation M: | 690 |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Timezone1 Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 33.9553°N 35.6986°W |
Daraya (ar|داريا; also spelled Daraiya or Darayya) is a town and municipality located in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate of Lebanon. The town is about 21km (13miles) 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]