Aytat
{{Short description|Village in Aley District in the Mount Lebanon Governorate of Lebanon}}
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| subdivision_name2 = Aley
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| elevation_m =630
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Aitat, or Aytat ({{langx|ar|عيتات}}), is a town located {{Convert|5|km|mi}} 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 (1975–1990), due to its view to Beirut.
History
In 1838, Eli Smith noted the place, called Aithath, located in El-Ghurb el-Fokany, upper el-Ghurb.Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. [https://archive.org/stream/biblicalresearch03robiuoft#page/191/mode/1up 191]
With its neighboring Christian town of Souk El-Gharb, this town remains one of the most memorable places in Lebanon for the Druze and the Christians as a reminder the fierce and deadly battles that occurred during the Lebanese Civil War. Today Aitat and Souk El-Gharb are considered to be the symbol of unity and forgiveness.{{citation needed|date=April 2022}}
The Abi Saab's, Timani's and Talhouq's, are the most well known families of Aitat and the Aley district.{{citation needed|date=April 2022}}
References
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- {{cite book|last1=Robinson|first1=E.|authorlink1=Edward Robinson (scholar)|last2=Smith|first2=E.|authorlink2=Eli Smith|year=1841|url=http://archive.org/details/biblicalresearch03robiuoft |title=Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838| location=Boston|publisher=Crocker & Brewster|volume=3}}
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External links
- [http://www.localiban.org/article4090.html Aaytat], Localiban
{{Aley District}}
Category:Populated places in Aley District
Category:Druze communities in Lebanon
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