Sayssouq

Sayssouq (Arabic: سيسوق) is a village in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon.

Sayssouq سيسوق
village
Sayssouq
Coordinates: 34°29′20″N 36°03′09″E
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Akkar
District	Akkar
Area [1]
• Total	1.95 km2 (0.75 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	410 m (1,350 ft)
Population  (2009)[2]
• Total	470 eligible voters
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code	+961

The population in Sayssouq is mainly Maronite.^[2]

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]