Aytat

Aitat, or Aytat, is a town located 5 kilometres west of the town of Aley within the district of the same name in the Lebanese governorate of Mount Lebanon. It was a strategic place during the Lebanese Civil War, due to its view to Beirut.

Type: Locality
Description: human settlement in Aley District, Lebanon
Also known as: “‘Aytāt”, “Aitat”, “Aïtât”, and “Aïtâte”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Silk Museum.

Silk Museum

Museum

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Bsous Silk Museum is a silk museum in the town of Bsous near Wadi Chahrour in Lebanon, located around 15 kilometres east of Beirut. Silk Museum is situated 3½ km northeast of Aytat.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Houmal and Bdadoun.

Houmal

Village

Houmal is a town in Mount Lebanon which makes up one of the 70 towns and villages in the district of Aley. It is 400 meters above sea level and 25 kilometres from the capital Beirut.

Bdadoun

Village

Photo: Joehawayek, Public domain.

Bdadoun, is a town in Mount Lebanon which makes up one of the 70 towns and villages in the Lebanese district of Aley. It has an estimated population of 3,000.

Bechamoun

Town

Photo: Peripitus, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bechamoun, is a town near Beirut in the Mount Lebanon Governorate of Lebanon. It has an area about 6.6 square kilometres and elevation between 60 and 580 metres above sea level. Bechamoun is situated 2½ km west of Aytat.

Aytat

Categories: human settlement and municipality of Lebanon
Location: Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

33.79056° or 33° 47′ 26″ north

Longitude

35.55694° or 35° 33′ 25″ east

Elevation

661 metres (2,169 feet)

Open location code

8G5QQHR4+6Q

GeoNames ID

277365

Wikidata ID

Q4831725

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Persian—“Aytat” goes by many names.

Arabic: “عيتات”
Dutch: “Aytat”
Egyptian Arabic: “عيتات”
Irish: “Aytat”
Italian: “Eitat”
Norwegian Nynorsk: “Aytat”
Persian: “عیتات”

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