Arida, Lebanon

Arida (Arabic: العريضة, romanized: al-ʿArīḍah), also spelled Aarida, is a village in northern Lebanon, on the Syrian border, which is formed by the mouth of the Nahr al-Kabir al-Janoubi. It is located in the Akkar District of the Akkar Governorate. Its inhabitants are Sunni Muslims although there exists a small minority of Alawites. The Arida Border Crossing is the coastal border crossing between Lebanon and Syria.