Sfira

Sfira
سفيرة
Mrah Es-Sfire
Sfira is located in Lebanon
Sfira
Sfira
Location in Lebanon.
Coordinates: 34°23′57″N 36°02′55″E / 34.39917°N 36.04861°E / 34.39917; 36.04861
Country Lebanon
GovernorateNorth Governorate
Districts of LebanonMiniyeh-Danniyeh District
Area
[1]
 • Total
5.71 km2 (2.20 sq mi)
Time zone+2
 • Summer (DST)+3

Sfira, also spelled Mrah Es-Sfire (Arabic: مراح السفيرة), is a Sunni Muslim village located in Miniyeh-Danniyeh District, in the North Governorate of Lebanon. In the 2009 elections, it had 4,449 eligible voters.[2] It is bounded on the north by Kfarbnine, on the south by Beit El Faqs, on the west by the mountain of Sfira and on the east by the western Lebanese chain.

Demographics

In 2014, Muslims made up 62.44% and Christians made up 37.56% of registered voters in Sfira. 62.31% of the voters were Sunni Muslims and 35.43% were Maronite Catholics.[3]

References

  1. ^ Sfireh, Localiban
  2. ^ "Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. pp. 20, 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  3. ^ "التوزيع حسب المذاهب للناخبين/ناخبات في بلدة مراح السفيره، قضاء المنية-الضنية محافظة الشمال في لبنان".
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