Sin el-Fil

Sin el -Fil (Arabic: سن الفيل, transliterated: Sin al - Fil) is a suburb north of Beirut in the Matn District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate in Lebanon.

Etymology

The literal translation of the name is "tooth" (sin ) of the " elephant " (el - Fil). Due to its geographical proximity to the ancient Antioch and the great distance to the natural habitat of elephants (also Syrian elephants) is suspected that it could be the name is a derivative of St. Theophilus. In ancient times, Antioch was the capital of the province of Syria and Rome and Alexandria, the third largest city in the world.

Geography

With a rich red soil and moderate rainfall in accessible groundwater reserves the original agricultural region around Sin el -Fil in the 20th century to a densely populated place. The natural landscapes of the last century was dominated primarily by pine trees. The Nahr Beirut flows west of Sin el- Fil and separates the site of the present-day capital of Lebanon.

• Location in Lebanon
• Governorate Mount Lebanon