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 / 34.59000°N 36.19972°E / 34.59000; 36.19972
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

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

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. 1 2 Ain Ez Zayt, Localiban
  2. 1 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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