Ain el Safssaf عين الصفصاف
City
Ain el Safssaf Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°54′6″N 35°43′47″E / 33.90167°N 35.72972°E / 33.90167; 35.72972
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Mount Lebanon Governorate
District	Matn District
Government
• Time Zone	GMT +2 (UTC)
• - Summer (DST)	+3 (UTC)
• Area Code(s)	(+961) 4
Area
• Total	1.77 km2 (0.68 sq mi)
Highest elevation	1,100 m (3,600 ft)
Lowest elevation	1,000 m (3,000 ft)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code	+961

Ain el Safssaf (Arabic: عين الصفصاف translit. ʿayn al-ṣafṣaf) (also Ain es-Sofsaf) is a village in the Matn District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon.

Overview

The townspeople celebrate Saint Elias Day by organizing a village dinner on the eve of July 20, bringing together the townspeople in the courtyard of Saint Elias Church.

Etymology

Ain El-Safsaf was named after the willow tree (in Arabic: Safsaf صفصاف) that grew near the spring of water there.

Geography

Ain el Safssaf is 31 km (19 mi) to the Capital (Beirut). Elevation is approx. 1,050 m (3,440 ft) above sea level.

Demographics

As of 2004, Ain el Safssaf houses a population of 902. Electorate includes 1165 voters. ^[1]

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