Safra, Lebanon

Safra (Arabic: صفرا‎) is a Mediterranean Lebanese village, located at the middle of the Lebanese coast. Its morphology is rich with natural valleys. Safra is known by its strategic location, old houses and beach resorts. It has a municipality in the Keserwan District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate in Lebanon. It is located 29 kilometers north of Beirut. The village has a land area of 306 hectares.[1] Safra is perched on a curve on a rocky butte overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, standing at an average elevation of 150 meters above sea level,[1]

Safra

صفرا
Municipality
Safra
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 34°2′15″N 35°38′16″E
Country Lebanon
GovernorateMount Lebanon
DistrictKeserwan
Area
 • Total3.06 km2 (1.18 sq mi)
Elevation
150 m (490 ft)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

The inhabitants are predominantly Maronite Catholics.[2] The main families of Safra are Hawa, El Nar, Tarabay, Abi Sejaan, Khoury, Azzi, Saad and Zgheib. Hawa Chicken, Lebanon's largest poultry production and distribution, is in Safra.

References
  1. "Safra". Localiban. Localiban. 2008-01-22. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
  2. "Elections municipales et ikhtiariah au Mont-Liban" (PDF). Localiban. Localiban. 2010. p. 19. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2015-07-24. Retrieved 2016-02-12.


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