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Souaisset

Coordinates: 34°33′22″N 36°07′25″E / 34.55611°N 36.12361°E / 34.55611; 36.12361
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Souaisset
السويسة
town
Souaisset is located in Lebanon
Souaisset
Souaisset
Coordinates: 34°33′22″N 36°07′25″E / 34.55611°N 36.12361°E / 34.55611; 36.12361
Country Lebanon
GovernorateAkkar
DistrictAkkar
Area
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 • Total
1.22 km2 (0.47 sq mi)
Elevation
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1,500 m (4,900 ft)
Population
 (2009)[2]
 • Total
1,158 eligible voters
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961

Souaisset (Arabic: السويسة) is a town in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon.

The population is mostly Sunni Muslim.[2]

History

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In 1838, Eli Smith noted the place as es-Suweisy, located east of esh-Sheikh Mohammed. The inhabitants were Sunni Muslim.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Souaisset, Localiban
  2. ^ a b "Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. pp. 17, 21. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 184

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