Sayssouq Explained

Sayssouq
Native Name:سيسوق
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:34.4889°N 36.0525°W
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1.95
Elevation M:410
Population Total:470 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

Sayssouq (Arabic: سيسوق) is a village in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon.

The population in Sayssouq is mainly Maronite.[2]

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted the village as Seisuk, whose inhabitants were Sunni Muslims and Maronite, located west of esh-Sheikh Mohammed.[3]

In 1856 it was named Seisuk on the Kiepert's map of Palestine/Lebanon that Heinrich Kiepert published that year,[4]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.localiban.org/sayssouq-5534 Sayssouq
  2. Web site: Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon . The Monthly . 17 August 2021 . 16, 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. 183
  4. Kiepert, 1856, Map of Northern Palestine/Lebanon