Aitaroun
Sign in to saveAitaroun (or Aytaroun; ) is a municipality in southern Lebanon. It is on the northern border of Israel, and 125 km from Beirut. The majority of its population are Shiite Muslims.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Aitaroun
- Settlement.native_name
- عيترون
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ar
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Lebanon
- Settlement.pushpin_map_alt
- Map showing the location of Aitaroun within Lebanon
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within Lebanon
- Settlement.grid_position
- 194/279 PAL
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Governorate
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Nabatieh Governorate
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Bint Jbeil District
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 630
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.timezone1
- EET
- Settlement.utc_offset1
- +2
- Settlement.timezone1_DST
- EEST
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- Lebanon
- Located in
- Bint Jbeil District
- Elevation
- 630
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- P11012
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Ottoman era
- Israeli occupation
- 2006 Lebanon War
- 2023–2024 conflict
- Demographics
- Economy
- Housing and infrastructure
- Government and social services
- Flora
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Aitaroun (or Aytaroun; ) is a municipality in southern Lebanon. It is on the northern border of Israel, and 125 km from Beirut. The majority of its population are Shiite Muslims.
== Etymology == The village's name origin is Itruma, which means; "The Beautiful Smell".
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Aitaroun” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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