Zeitoun Explained

Zeitoun, Zaïtoun, Zeytoun, Żejtun, Zaytoun, Zeitun, Zitouna, or Zeita (all derived from the Arabic word for "olive tree") may refer to:

People

• Abdullah Abu Zaitoun, Jordanian footballer
• Mohammed Dib Zaitoun, Syrian politician and army general
• Ariel Zeitoun (born 1945), French film director and producer
• Oren Zeitouni, Israeli former professional association football player
• Nassif Zeytoun, Syrian singer

Places

Armenia

• Kanaker-Zeytun District, a district in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia
  • Nor Zeytun, a town in this district

Iran

• Zeytun, Jahrom, Fars Province
• Zeytun, Rostam, Fars Province
• Zeytun, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad
• Zeytun-e Sofla, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad

Malta

• Żejtun
• Għajn Żejtuna, an area in the town of Mellieħa

Palestine

• Zaytun Quarter, a quarter of Gaza's Old City
• Zeitoun, Gaza, a district of Gaza City
• Zeita (disambiguation), various towns called Zeita or Zeyta in the West Bank
• Ein al-Zeitun, a depopulated village in Palestine

Other places

• Zitouna, El Taref, a district in Skikda Province, Algeria
• Zaytun or Zaitun, former names of the Chinese city of Quanzhou
• Zeitoun, Cairo, also El-Zeitoun, a district of Cairo, Egypt
• Zetounion, a former name of the Greek city Lamia
• Zeytun, a former name of Süleymanlı, Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey

Other uses

• Zeitoun (book), a 2009 nonfiction book by Dave Eggers
  • Abdulrahman Zeitoun, the main character in the book
• Zaytoun (film), an Israeli film
• Zaytoun (organisation), a non-profit organisation marketing Palestinian olive oil products

See also

• Zeitun Resistance (disambiguation), resistance by Armenian militia in Süleymanlı