Daraya
Daraya, also known as Dheira, is a Lebanese village located in Chouf District in Mount Lebanon Governorate. The name is derived from "Dar" which means house or home.- Type: Village
- Description: human settlement in Lebanon
- Also known as: “Daraiya”, “Dâraïya”, “Daraya, Chouf”, “Dārayyā”, and “Dareiya”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shahim and Jahlieh.
Shahim
Town
Shhiim, or Šaḥīm alternatively written as Shheem… Shahim is situated 2½ km southwest of Daraya.
Jahlieh
Village
Jahlieh is a village in the Chouf District of the… Jahlieh is situated 3 km north of Daraya.
Zaarourieh
Village
Zaarouriye, also written Zaarourieh, is a town in the… Zaarourieh is situated 3 km southeast of Daraya.
Daraya
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.63988° or 33° 38′ 24″ north
Longitude
35.50523° or 35° 30′ 19″ east
Elevation
753 metres (2,470 feet)
Open location code
8G5QJGQ4+X3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Daraya” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “داريا الشوف”
- Arabic: “داريا”
- Dutch: “Daraya, Chouf”
- Egyptian Arabic: “داريا”
- French: “Daraiya”
- Italian: “Daraya (Shuf)”
- Italian: “Daraya”
- Persian: “داریا، الشوف”
- Urdu: “داریا، شوف”
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