Daraya ( ar, داريا) is a Lebanese village located in

Chouf District Chouf (also spelled Shouf, Shuf or Chuf, in ''Jabal ash-Shouf''; french: La Montagne du Chouf) is a historic region of Lebanon, as well as an administrative district in the governorate (muhafazat) of Mount Lebanon. Geography Located south-east o ...

Mount Lebanon Governorate french: Gouvernorat du Mont-Liban , native_name_lang = , image_map = Administrative divisions of Lebanon 2017-08 (Numbered).png , map_caption = The governorates of Lebanon, including Mount Lebanon (in pink, label ...

. The name is derived from "Dar" which means house or home.

Location

Daraya belongs to the

; it is linked with the Lebanese coast by Al-Jiyya-

Barja Barja ( ar, برجا, also known as Barja al-Chouf) is a town and municipality in the Chouf District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate in Lebanon. Barja is situated near the Mediterranean coast, 34 kilometers south of Beirut and at the midway poi ...

, Saydata- Dibbiyeh, and Wadi Zeina-

Shheem Shhiim ( ar, شحيم) alternatively written as ''Shheem'' or ''Chhim''/''Shleem'' is a town in Lebanon which is located 40 kilometres south-east of Beirut. Shhiim is located on 4 mountains in the Chouf region in lebanon. Chhim has a population o ...

roads. It is located 12 km away from

Beit ed-Dine Beit ed-Dine ( ar, بيت الدين), also known as Btaddine ( ar, بتدين) is a small town and the administrative capital of the Chouf District in the Mount Lebanon Governorate in Lebanon. The town is located 45 kilometers southeast of ...

, 35 km from Baabda and 40 km away from Beirut. Daraya is 600–800 meters above the sea level.

Area and population

Its area is about 481.5 hectares and most of the area consists of hills. Highlands are planted with olives, grapevines and figs, while plains are planted with vegetables. There are also some small woods. The population is about 4132 persons. Nearly half of them have the right to vote.

References

Populated places in Chouf District Maronite Christian communities in Lebanon {{Lebanon-geo-stub