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Tachaa

Coordinates: 34°29′52″N 36°11′18″E / 34.49778°N 36.18833°E / 34.49778; 36.18833
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Tachaa
تاشع
town
Tachaa is located in Lebanon
Tachaa
Tachaa
Coordinates: 34°29′52″N 36°11′18″E / 34.49778°N 36.18833°E / 34.49778; 36.18833
Country Lebanon
GovernorateAkkar
DistrictAkkar
Area
 • Total3.79 km2 (1.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2009)[2]
 • Total1,136 eligible voters
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961

Tachaa (Arabic: تاشع), also spelled Tasha, is a town in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon.

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

History

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In 1838, Eli Smith noted the village as Tasha', located east of esh-Sheikh Mohammed. The residents were Sunni Muslims and Greek Orthodox.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Tachaa, 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 24 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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