33°57′14″N 35°38′36″E / 33.95389°N 35.64333°E
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 | |
| 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
External links
- Jaaita, localiban
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