Sayssouq
Village in Akkar
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Sayssouq (Arabic: سيسوق, romanized: Sayssūq) is a village in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon.
Sayssouq
سيسوق | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Sayssouq Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 34°29′20″N 36°03′09″E | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Akkar |
| District | Akkar |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.95 km2 (0.75 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 410 m (1,350 ft) |
| Population (2009)[2] | |
• Total | 470 eligible voters |
| • Density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Dialing code | +961 |
History
In 1838, Eli Smith noted the village as Seisuk, whose inhabitants were Sunni Muslims and Maronite, located west of esh-Sheikh Mohammed.[3]
In 1856 it was named Seisuk on the Kiepert's map of Palestine/Lebanon that Heinrich Kiepert published that year,[4]