Ain Ez Zayt

Ain Ez Zayt (Arabic: عين الزيت) is a town in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon, close to the border with Syria.

Ain Ez Zayt
عين الزيت
village
Ain Ez Zayt is located in Lebanon
Ain Ez Zayt
Ain Ez Zayt
Coordinates: 34°35′24″N 36°11′59″E
Country Lebanon
GovernorateAkkar
DistrictAkkar
Area
  Total1.61 km2 (0.62 sq mi)
Elevation450 m (1,480 ft)
Population
 (2009)[2]
  Total980[3]
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961

The population in Ain Ez Zayt and nearby Kfar El Ftouh are mostly Sunni Muslim or Alawite.[2]

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted the village as 'Ain ez-Zeit, whose inhabitants were Alawites, located east of esh-Sheikh Mohammed.[4]

References

  1. Ain Ez Zayt, Localiban
  2. "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. lub-anan.com
  4. Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 185

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