Jeita
33°57′14″N 35°38′36″E / 33.95389°N 35.64333°E / 33.95389; 35.64333
Jeita جعيتا Jaita, Jaaita | |
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Municipality | |
Jeita Location in Lebanon | |
Coordinates: 33°57′14″N 35°38′36″E / 33.95389°N 35.64333°E / 33.95389; 35.64333 | |
Country | Lebanon |
Governorate | Keserwan-Jbeil |
District | Keserwan |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Jeita (Arabic: جعيتا Jʿītā; also spelled Jaaita or Jaita) is a town and municipality located in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate of Lebanon. The town is about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Beirut.[1] It has an average elevation of 380 meters above sea level and a total land area of 290 hectares.[1] Jeita's inhabitants are Maronites.[2]
It is well known for the Jeita Grotto which is a popular tourist attraction, as well as the Nahr al-Kalb, a river that runs from a spring near the grotto emptying into the Mediterranean Sea. The name Jeita is derived from the Aramaic word Ge’itta, meaning "roar" or "noise".[3]
History
In 1838, Eli Smith noted Ja'ita as a village located in "Aklim el-Kesrawan, Northeast of Beirut; the chief seat of the Maronites".[4]
References
- ^ a b "Jaaita". Localiban. Localiban. 2008-01-21. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
- ^ "Elections municipales et ikhtiariah au Mont-Liban" (PDF). Localiban. Localiban. 2010. p. 19. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2015-07-24. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
- ^ Lebanese Maronite Villages or Towns Archived 2009-06-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 2009-07-24.
- ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 193
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
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