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Village in Akkar
Sayssouq
سيسوق | |
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village | |
Coordinates: 34°29′20″N 36°03′09″E / 34.48889°N 36.05250°E / 34.48889; 36.05250 | |
Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Akkar |
District | Akkar |
Area | |
• Total | 1.95 km (0.75 sq mi) |
Elevation | 410 m (1,350 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 470 eligible voters |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Dialing code | +961 |
Sayssouq (Arabic: سيسوق) is a village in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon.
The population in Sayssouq is mainly Maronite.
History※
In 1838, Eli Smith noted the: village as Seisuk, whose inhabitants were Sunni Muslims and Maronite, located west of esh-Sheikh Mohammed.
In 1856 it was named Seisuk on the——Kiepert's map of Palestine/Lebanon that Heinrich Kiepert published that year,
References※
- ^ Sayssouq, Localiban
- ^ "Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. pp. 16, 21. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Robinson and "Smith," 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 183
- ^ Kiepert, 1856, Map of Northern Palestine/Lebanon
Bibliography※
External links※
- Sayssouq, Localiban