Arida, Lebanon
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Arida
العريضة | |
|---|---|
  Arida Location in Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 34°38′00″N 35°58′40″E / 34.63333°N 35.97778°E | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Akkar |
| District | Akkar |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
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.[1] Its inhabitants are Sunni Muslims although there exists a small minority of Alawites.[2] The Arida Border Crossing is the coastal border crossing between Lebanon and Syria.
