Ain Zhalta
Ain Zhalta is a village in the Chouf District of Mount Lebanon Governorate in southwestern Lebanon. The majority of its inhabitants are Druze. The Battle of Ain Zhalta was held here in June 1982 with Syria.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Elie plus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: human settlement in Lebanon
- Also known as: “‘Ain Zehalta”, “‘Ayn Zaḩaltā”, “‘Ayn Zaḩaltah”, “‘Ayn Zḩaltā”, “Ain Zehalte”, and “Aïn Zhalta”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Entrance to the Barouk Chouf Cedar Reserve.
Entrance to the Barouk Chouf Cedar Reserve
Photo: Yhabbouche, Public domain.
Al Shouf Cedar Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in the Chouf and Aley districts of Lebanon. It is located on the slopes of Jebel Baruk mountain and has an area of 550 km2, nearly 5.3% of the Lebanese territory, making it the largest natural reserve in Lebanon. Entrance to the Barouk Chouf Cedar Reserve is situated 4 km south of Ain Zhalta.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bmahray and Brih.
Bmahray
Village
Photo: Ghassan Mroue, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bmahray, is a village in the Aley District in Lebanon. It lies 41 km south-East of Beirut at an altitude of 1215m above sea level. Bmahray is situated 2½ km northeast of Ain Zhalta.
Brih
Village
Brih, Breeh is a village in the Chouf District in Mount Lebanon region, Lebanon. Brih is located 53 kilometres away from Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. Brih is situated 5 km southwest of Ain Zhalta.
Ain Dara
Village
Ain Dara, is a village about 30 kilometres from Beirut, in the governorate of Mount Lebanon, in the Aley District. Ain Dara Municipality has an area of 2,586 hectares, with a population of approximately 8000 persons. Ain Dara is situated 5 km northeast of Ain Zhalta.
Ain Zhalta
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.74064° or 33° 44′ 26″ northLongitude
35.69889° or 35° 41′ 56″ eastElevation
1,103 metres (3,619 feet)Open location code
8G5QPMRX+7HOpenStreetMap ID
node 6632274217OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Persian—“Ain Zhalta” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “عين زحلتا”
- Dutch: “Ain Zhalta”
- Egyptian Arabic: “عين زحلتا”
- French: “Ain Zhalta”
- German: “Ain Zhalta”
- Italian: “Ain Zhalta”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ain Zhalta”
- Persian: “عین زحلتا”
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