Lassa, Lebanon

Lassa
لاسا
Lassa

Location in Lebanon

Coordinates: 34°4′34″N 35°51′36″E / 34.07611°N 35.86000°E / 34.07611; 35.86000Coordinates: 34°4′34″N 35°51′36″E / 34.07611°N 35.86000°E / 34.07611; 35.86000
Country Lebanon
Governorate Mount Lebanon
District Jbeil
Area
  Total 739 ha (1,826 acres)
Elevation 1,130 m (3,710 ft)

Lassa (Arabic: لاسا) is a municipality in the Jbeil District of Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon. It is 90 kilometers north of Beirut. Lassa has an average elevation of 1,130 meters above sea level and a total land area of 739 hectares. The village contains one public school, which enrolled 15 students in 2008.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Shia Muslims.[2]

References

  1. "Lassa". Localiban. Localiban. 2008-01-17. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
  2. Cammett, Melani; Issar, Sukriti (July 2010). "Bricks and Mortar Clientalism: Sectarianism and the Logics of Welfare Allocation in Lebanon". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine. doi:10.1353/wp.0.0056.
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