Aitaroun
Sign in to saveAitaroun (or Aytaroun; ) is a municipality in southern Lebanon. It is on the northern border of Israel, and 125 km from Beirut. The majority of its population are Shiite Muslims.
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The entry is geolocated on the map in city, across 3 mapped points.
Within Vinony's link graph, Aitaroun is referenced by 79 other articles, and connects out to 2006 Lebanon War, Lebanese Shia Muslims and Israel.
It is catalogued under topics including Populated places in Bint Jbeil District, Populated places in the Israeli security zone 1985–2000 and Shia Muslim communities in Lebanon.
Its subject is documented across 13 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Settlement.name
- Aitaroun
- Settlement.native_name
- عيترون
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ar
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Lebanon
- Settlement.pushpin_map_alt
- Map showing the location of Aitaroun within Lebanon
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within Lebanon
- Settlement.grid_position
- 194/279 PAL
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Governorate
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Nabatieh Governorate
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Bint Jbeil District
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 630
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.timezone1
- EET
- Settlement.utc_offset1
- +2
- Settlement.timezone1_DST
- EEST
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- Lebanon
- Located in
- Bint Jbeil District
- Elevation
- 630
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Ottoman era
- Israeli occupation
- 2006 Lebanon War
- 2023–2024 conflict
- Demographics
- Economy
- Housing and infrastructure
- Government and social services
- Flora
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Aitaroun (or Aytaroun; ) is a municipality in southern Lebanon. It is on the northern border of Israel, and 125 km from Beirut. The majority of its population are Shiite Muslims.
== Etymology == The village's name origin is Itruma, which means; "The Beautiful Smell".
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Aitaroun” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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3 mapped locations