Daraya (Arabic: 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 21 kilometres (13 mi) 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]

Daraya
داريا
Municipality
Daraya is located in Lebanon
Daraya
Daraya
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°57′19″N 35°41′55″E / 33.95528°N 35.69861°E / 33.95528; 35.69861
Country Lebanon
GovernorateKeserwan-Jbeil
DistrictKeserwan
Area
 • Total0.91 km2 (0.35 sq mi)
Elevation
690 m (2,260 ft)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Daraiya (Kesrouane)". Localiban. Localiban. 2008-01-19. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  2. ^ "Elections municipales et ikhtiariah au Mont-Liban" (PDF). Localiban. Localiban. 2010. p. 19. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2015-07-24. Retrieved 2016-02-26.