| Official Name: | Aaqtanit |
| Native Name: | عقتانيت |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Lebanon |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Lebanon |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
| Subdivision Name1: | South Governorate |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Sidon District |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 4.57 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Utc Offset: | +2 |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
| Coordinates: | 33.4886°N 35.38°W |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 150 |
Aaqtanit (ar|عقتانيت) is a local authority/village in the Sidon District in Lebanon. It is located 53 km southeast of Beirut.[1]
In 1875 Victor Guérin noted on his travels in the region: "I stop for a few moments at A'ktenit. This village has a population of 400 Maronites. The church, dedicated to St. George, is of recent date. Near there, I notice the ruins of a small fort, of which there is still a section of wall, 26 steps long and built with huge blocks, some completely flattened, the others raised with bossing. At the bottom we can see the remains of an ancient reservoir, now filled, next to a spring called A'ïn A'ktenit."[2]
. Victor Guérin. Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine. 3: Galilee, pt. 2. 1880. L'Imprimerie Nationale. Paris. French.