| Beit Mellat | |
| Native Name: | بيت ملات |
| 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: | 34.5297°N 36.1625°W |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.66 |
| Elevation M: | 540 |
| Population Total: | 2139 eligible voters |
| 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 |
Beit Mellat (Arabic: بيت ملات) is a town in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon.
The population in Beit Mellat are mostly Maronite.[2]
In 1838, Eli Smith noted the village as Beit Melat, whose inhabitants were Maronite, located south of esh-Sheikh Mohammed.[3]
On September 10 1975, Al Saaka, a group composed of Palestinian and Syrian forces, launched an attack on the village of Beit Mellat, better known as the Beit Mellat massacre,[4] resulting in the tragic loss of lives and kidnapping of several Christian residents and the torching of many houses.The Beit Mellat incident is known for being one of the first mass killing in a series of massacres[5] targeting Christian residents during the Lebanese civil war.
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