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Sfaray

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Sfaray
صفاريه
Sfaray is located in Lebanon
Sfaray
Sfaray
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°33′17″N 35°29′38″E / 33.55472°N 35.49389°E / 33.55472; 35.49389
Country Lebanon
GovernorateSouth Governorate
DistrictJezzine District
Area
 • Total
1.78 sq mi (4.61 km2)
Elevation1,710 ft (520 m)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)+3

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

History

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c Sfaray, localiban
  2. ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 187

Bibliography

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  • 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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