Faraya

Faraya is a scenic alpine village and municipality in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate in . Perched high in the Mount Lebanon range at an altitude varying between 1,600 and 2,000 meters above sea level, Faraya is famous as Lebanon's premier year-round mountain destination.
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: human settlement in Lebanon
  • Also known as: “Faraiya”, “Fārayā”, “Fārayyā”, and “Ferraya”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Qalaat Faqra.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site in , Lebanon, with Roman and Byzantine ruins. Located near the Faqra ski resort on the slopes of at an altitude of 1500 m, it is one of the most important sites of the UNESCO-listed valley of Nahr al-Kalb.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hrajel and Kfardebiane.

Village
is a town and municipality located in the of the of . The town is about 42 kilometres north of .

Village
Kfardebian is a municipality in the of the in . It is located 45 kilometers north of . Its average elevation is 1,220 meters above sea level and its total land area is 2,960 hectares.

Faraya

Latitude
34.0128° or 34° 0′ 46″ north
Longitude
35.8205° or 35° 49′ 14″ east
Elevation
1,313 metres (4,308 feet)
Open location code
8G6Q2R7C+45
Open­Street­Map ID
node 365936506
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
275308
Wiki­data ID
Q5434853
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Faraya” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “فاريا”
  • Armenian: “Ֆարայա”
  • Bengali: “ফারায়া”
  • Cebuano: “Fâraïya”
  • Dutch: “Faraya”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “فاريا”
  • French: “Faraya”
  • German: “Faraya”
  • Hebrew: “פאריא”
  • Irish: “Faraya”
  • Italian: “Faraya”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Faraya”
  • Persian: “فارايا”
  • Persian: “فاریا”
  • Spanish: “Faraya”
  • Swedish: “Fâraïya”
  • Turkish: “Faraya”
  • Urdu: “فرایا”

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