Is Sarafand safe? Lebanon travel risk
Is Sarafand safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Sarafand scores 75/100 on our travel risk index (Extreme). The US State Department rates Lebanon Level 4 (Do Not Travel, updated 21 Aug 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 10 Aug 2026); Canada says: avoid all travel. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Sarafand scores 75/100 (Extreme). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Lebanon (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Sarafand: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: The US State Department and Government of Canada advise against all travel here, so the score is held at 75 or higher. Governments disagree: US Level 4, UK Level 2, Canada Level 4.
A score of 75 is higher than the scores of 91% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Lebanon travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Charted at coordinates 33.4517° N, 35.2908° E in Liban-Sud, Sarafand maintains a regional distance of 53.5 km NNE to Beirut.
Liban-Sud
33.4517° N, 35.2908° E
90 m
Asia/Beirut
10,965
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Lebanon
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Sarafand happened in November (4 of 5 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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