Ain Ez Zayt
Village in Akkar
Ain Ez Zayt عين الزيت | |
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village | |
34°35′24″N 36°11′59″E / 34.59000°N 36.19972°E / 34.59000; 36.19972 | |
Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Akkar |
District | Akkar |
Area [2] | |
• Total | 1.61 km2 (0.62 sq mi) |
Elevation [2] | 450 m (1,480 ft) |
Population (2009)[3] | |
• Total | 980[1] |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Dialing code | +961 |
Ain Ez Zayt (Arabic: عين الزيت) is a town in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon, close to the border with Syria.
The population in Ain Ez Zayt and nearby Kfar El Ftouh are mostly Sunni Muslim or Alawite.[3]
History
In 1838, Eli Smith noted the village as 'Ain ez-Zeit, whose inhabitants were Alawites, located east of esh-Sheikh Mohammed.[4]
References
- ^ lub-anan.com [1]
- ^ a b Ain Ez Zayt, Localiban
- ^ a b "Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. pp. 17, 21. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 185
Bibliography
- Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.
External links
- Ain Ez Zayt, Localiban
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Capital: Halba
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