Rayfoun ( ar, ريفون; also spelled ''Reifun'' or ''Raifoun'') is a village and municipality located in the
Keserwan District of the
Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate of
Lebanon. The village is about north of
Beirut.
It has an average elevation of 1,050 meters above sea level and a total land area of 189
hectares.
Rayfoun's inhabitants are predominantly
Maronites.
Rayfoun is the hometown of Maronite Patriarch
Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir and the Ottoman-era peasant leader
Tanyus Shahin
Tanyus Shahin Saadeh al-Rayfouni (also spelled ''Tanios Chahine Saadé Al Rayfouné'', given name also spelled ''Taniyus'' or ''Tanius'') (1815–1895) was a Maronite muleteer and peasant leader from Mount Lebanon. He led a peasants' revolt in ...
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References
Populated places in Keserwan District
Maronite Christian communities in Lebanon
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