Lehfed
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CountryLebanon
Elevation1,000 m (3,300 ft)
Lehfed
لحفد Lihfid | |
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  Lehfed Location in Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 34°9′58″N 35°46′54″E / 34.16611°N 35.78167°E | |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Governorate | Keserwan-Jbeil |
| District | Byblos |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.29 km2 (2.04 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,000 m (3,300 ft) |
Lehfed (Arabic: لحفد, also known as Lihfid) is a municipality in the Byblos District of Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon. It is 55 kilometers north of Beirut. Lehfed has an average elevation of 1000 meters above sea level and a total land area of 542 hectares. There were three companies with more than five employees operating in the village as of 2008.[1] Its population, consisting of 2400 inhabitants, 950 of them being electors, is predominantly Maronite Catholic.[2]
Lehfed is the hometown of the Blessed Stephen Nehmé.
- August 2: Feast of Saint Stephen, the town's patron saint
- August 15: Feast of the Assumption of Mary
