Sfaray

Sfaray, (Arabic: صفاريه) is a village in the Jezzine District of the South Governorate of Lebanon, about 53 km south of Beirut.[1]

Sfaray
Sfaray
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°33′17″N 35°29′38″E
Country Lebanon
GovernorateSouth Governorate
DistrictJezzine District
Area
[1]
 • Total1.78 sq mi (4.61 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,710 ft (520 m)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)+3

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted Sufareih, as a village located in "Aklim et-Tuffah, adjacent to Seida".[2]

References
  1. Sfaray, localiban
  2. Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 187

Bibliography
  • Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.
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