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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- 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
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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
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
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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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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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