Ain Ez Zayt Explained

Ain Ez Zayt
Native Name:عين الزيت
Native Name Lang:ara
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:Lebanon
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Akkar
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Akkar
Coordinates:34.59°N 36.1997°W
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1.61
Elevation M:450
Population Total:980[2]
Population As Of:2009
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:EET
Utc Offset1:+2
Timezone1 Dst:EEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+3
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area 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.[3]

History

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

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.localiban.org/ain-ez-zayt-4682 Ain Ez Zayt
  2. lub-anan.com https://lub-anan.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B8%D8%A7%D8%AA/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84/%D8%B9%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B1/%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%AA/
  3. Web site: Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon . The Monthly . 18 August 2021 . 17, 21 . March 2010 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160603040803/http://www.localiban.org/IMG/pdf/iiMonthly-Municip-Mar10-E92.pdf . 3 June 2016 .
  4. Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 185