Rayfoun
ريفون | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 33°58′52″N 35°42′11″E / 33.98111°N 35.70306°E | |
Country | Lebanon |
Governorate | Keserwan-Jbeil |
District | Keserwan |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
Area | |
• Total | 1.89 km2 (0.73 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,050 m (3,440 ft) |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
Rayfoun ( Arabic: ريفون; also spelled Reifun or Raifoun) is a village and municipality located in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate of Lebanon. The village is about 28 kilometres (17 mi) north of Beirut. [1] It has an average elevation of 1,050 meters above sea level and a total land area of 189 hectares. [1] Rayfoun's inhabitants are predominantly Maronites. [2] Rayfoun is the hometown of Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir and the Ottoman-era peasant leader Tanyus Shahin.