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Rayfoun

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Rayfoun (; 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.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Rayfoun is referenced by 61 other articles, and connects out to Lebanon, Arabic and Beirut.

It sits within the topics Maronite Christian communities in Lebanon and Populated places in Keserwan District.

Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.

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Locality
فيطرون
Region
محافظة كسروان جبيل
Country
لبنان
Population
0

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Instance of
human settlement
Country
Lebanon
Area
1.89
Elevation
1050
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