Arida, Lebanon

Arida
العريضة
Arida
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 34°38′00″N 35°58′40″E / 34.63333°N 35.97778°E / 34.63333; 35.97778
Country Lebanon
GovernorateAkkar
DistrictAkkar
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)+3

Arida (Arabic: العريضة), also spelled Aarida, is a village in northern Lebanon, on the Syrian border, which is formed by the mouth of the Nahr al-Kabir al-Janoubi. It is located in the Akkar District of the Akkar Governorate. Its inhabitants are Sunni Muslims although there exists a small minority of Alawites. The Arida Border Crossing is the coastal border crossing between Lebanon and Syria.