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Svetlana Velmar-Janković

Sfaray
صفاريه
Municipality
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 municipality in the Jezzine District of the South Governorate of Lebanon, about 53 km south of Beirut.[1]

History

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

Demographics

In 2014, Christians made up 99.34% of registered voters in Sfaray. 87.81% of the voters were Maronite Catholics.[3]

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