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Ilat (Akkar)

Coordinates: 34°31′09″N 36°06′35″E / 34.51917°N 36.10972°E / 34.51917; 36.10972
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Ilat (Akkar)
إيلات
village
Ilat (Akkar) is located in Lebanon
Ilat (Akkar)
Ilat (Akkar)
Coordinates: 34°31′09″N 36°06′35″E / 34.51917°N 36.10972°E / 34.51917; 36.10972
Country Lebanon
GovernorateAkkar
DistrictAkkar
Area
 • Total
4.01 km2 (1.55 sq mi)
Elevation350 m (1,150 ft)
Population
 (2009)[2]
 • Total
832 eligible voters
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961

Ilat (Akkar) (Arabic: إيلات) (also Eilat) is a town in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon.

The population of Ilat is Sunni Muslim and Maronite.[2]

History

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In 1838, Eli Smith noted the village as 'Eilat, located south of esh-Sheikh Mohammed. The inhabitants were Maronites.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Ilat, Localiban
  2. ^ 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 185

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