Zeita, Lebanon

Zeita

زيتا
Zeita زيتا
Village
	Zeita Location in Lebanon
	Coordinates: 33°29′59″N 35°24′15″E / 33.49972°N 35.40417°E
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	South Governorate
District	Sidon District
Area
• Land	0.84 sq mi (2.18 km2)
Elevation	1,000 ft (300 m)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Zeita (Arabic: زيتا) is a village in the Sidon District of the South Governorate in Lebanon. It is located 55 kilometres (34 mi) from Beirut.^[1]

History

In 1875 Victor Guérin traveled in the region, and he "reached Zeita, a village that crowns a high hill and whose name seems ancient. Its population is 200, all Métualis."^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Zeita, Localiban
^ Guérin, 1880, p. 516: "A deux heures, j'atteins Zeita, village qui couronne une haute colline et dont le nom semble antique. Sa population est de 200 habitants, tous Métualis."

Bibliography

Guérin, V. (1880). Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine (in French). Vol. 3: Galilee, pt. 2. Paris: L'Imprimerie Nationale.

External links

Zeita, Localiban

[localiban-1] Zeita, Localiban

[2] Guérin, 1880, p. 516: "A deux heures, j'atteins Zeita, village qui couronne une haute colline et dont le nom semble antique. Sa population est de 200 habitants, tous Métualis."

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v t e Sidon District, South Governorate
Capital	Sidon
Towns and villages	Aaddoussiyeh Aadloun Aaqtanit Ain El Delb Anqoun Ansariye Arzai Erkay Babliyeh Bqosta Bramiyeh Darb es Sim Ghazieh Ghassanieh Hajjeh Hlaliyeh Jazireh Kfar Beit Kfar Chellal Kfar Hatta Kfar Melki Loubieh Maghdouché Majdelyoun Matariyyah Merouaniyeh Mazraat El Aousamiyyat Miye ou Miye Najjariyeh Qaaqaaiyet El Snoubar Qennarit Qnaitra Qraiyeh Saksakiyeh Salhiyeh Sarafand Tabbaya Tanbourit Zaghdraiya Zeita Zrarieh
Palestinian refugee camps	Mieh Mieh refugee camp Ain al-Hilweh
Other	Akbiyeh Elaea Jebel Aabeby Sarepta