Ayta al-Jabal

Ayta al-Jabal, Aayta Ej Jabal
عيتا الجبل، عيتا الزط
village
Map showing the location of Baraachit within Lebanon
Map showing the location of Baraachit within Lebanon
Ayta al-Jabal, Aayta Ej Jabal
Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°10′32″N 35°24′28″E / 33.17556°N 35.40778°E / 33.17556; 35.40778
Grid position188/286 PAL
Country Lebanon
GovernorateNabatieh Governorate
DistrictBint Jbeil District
Area
 • Total4.99 km2 (1.93 sq mi)
Elevation680 m (2,230 ft)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Ayta al-Jabal or Aayta Ej Jabal (Arabic: عيتا الجبل), also Ayta ez-Zutt (Arabic: عيتا الزط),[2] is a village in Nabatiye Governorate, in the Bint Jbeil District of southern Lebanon, about 112 kilometres (70 mi) from Beirut. The village is situated in the southern outskirts of the town of Tebnine, in the heart of the Lebanese Shia Muslim community of Jabal Amel. The village sits on an elevation of 680 metres (2,230 ft) above sea level.

  1. ^ a b Aayta Ej Jabal, Localiban
  2. ^ Âita ez Zutt, meaning "the high mountain of the Zutt", according to Palmer 1881, p. 17

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