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Village in Akkar
Sayssouq
سيسوق
village
Sayssouq is located in Lebanon
Sayssouq
Sayssouq
Coordinates: 34°29′20″N 36°03′09″E / 34.48889°N 36.05250°E / 34.48889; 36.05250
Country Lebanon
GovernorateAkkar
DistrictAkkar
Area
 • Total1.95 km (0.75 sq mi)
Elevation410 m (1,350 ft)
Population
 • Total470 eligible voters
Time zoneUTC+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

  1. ^ Sayssouq, Localiban
  2. ^ "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ Robinson and "Smith," 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 183
  4. ^ Kiepert, 1856, Map of Northern Palestine/Lebanon

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