Nfisseh Explained

Nfisseh
Native Name:النفيسه
Native Name Lang:ara
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:Lebanon
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Akkar
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Akkar
Coordinates:34.5475°N 36.0869°W
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.75
Elevation M:220
Population Total:604 eligible voters
Population As Of:2009
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

Nfisseh (Arabic: النفيسه) (also Nfissé) is a town in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon.

The population of Nfisseh is mostly Greek Orthodox Christian or Maronite.[2]

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted the village as en-Nufeiseh, whose inhabitants were Maronites, located east of esh-Sheikh Mohammed.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.localiban.org/nfisseh Nfisseh
  2. Web site: Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon . The Monthly . 18 August 2021 . 17, 21 . March 2010 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160603040803/http://www.localiban.org/IMG/pdf/iiMonthly-Municip-Mar10-E92.pdf . 3 June 2016 .
  3. Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 185