Location and Confusion With The Mzaar Kfardebian Ski Resort
Faraya is located in the Kesrwan District in Lebanon, 42 km away from Beirut (while driving, but 35 km away if straight), and it is 20 km away from Jounieh. Faraya has an altitude ranging from 1300 m to 1500 m. The ski resort of Ouyoun Al Simane (or Mzaar Kfardebiane) above the village of Faraya is a distinct area and is administratively under the jurisdiction of a neighboring village, Kfardebian. Nevertheless, most Lebanese people call it Faraya, a tradition that dates from the pioneers' era in the late 1950s. The road to Faraya from the costal highway passes through Ajaltoun, Achkout, Faytroun, Mairouba, Hrajel and finally Faraya and extends to Ouyoun as Siman then to the Bekaa valley, on the other side of the Mount Lebanon chain.
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