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: Silk Museum.
Silk Museum
Museum
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Houmal and Bdadoun.
Bdadoun
Village
Bechamoun
Town
Bechamoun, is a town near Beirut in the Mount Lebanon Governorate of Lebanon. 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
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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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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Aïn es Seflé and Qilaa el Yatoun.
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Highlights: Aïn es Soufilé and Ras el Qilaa.
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