Official Name: | Taraya |
Native Name: | طاريا |
Nickname: | home of Hamie family |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Lebanon |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Lebanon |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Baalbek-Hermel Governorate |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Baalbek District |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 3 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 33.9833°N 36.0236°W |
Elevation M: | 1,180 |
Taraya (Arabic: طاريا) is a village in the Baalbek District of the Baalbek-Hermel Governorate in Lebanon. It has an area of and is at an elevation of .
In 1838, Eli Smith noted Taraya's population as being predominantly Metawileh.[2]