Aray, Lebanon

Aaray عاراي
Municipality
Aaray Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°34′12″N 35°35′43″E
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	South Governorate
District	Jezzine District
Elevation	650 m (2,130 ft)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code	+961

Aaray (Arabic: عاراي) is a mountainous municipality in Jezzine, Lebanon.

Etymology

Aray is named in honor of Ares, God of Warfare

The name of the village, Aaray, is derived from the Greek god of warfare, Ares.

Geography

Aaray lies in a valley below Jezzine within the Bkassine forest. Aray is rich in springs and streams, especially the Aray Stream, which is the principal tributary of the Awali river in South Lebanon.

Demographics

In 2014, Christians made up 92.48% and Druze made up 7.06% of registered voters in Aaray. 86.57% of the voters were Maronite Catholics.

Economy

Aaray is a regional producer of grapes, olives, pines, and jujube. The village is a major producer of olive-oil and olive-oil soap as well as pine nuts.

External links

• Aaray (archive.org), Localiban