Beit Mellat

Beit Mellat (Arabic: بيت ملات) is a town in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon, close to the border with Syria.

Beit Mellat
بيت ملات
village
Beit Mellat
Coordinates: 34°31′47″N 36°09′45″E
Country Lebanon
GovernorateAkkar
DistrictAkkar
Area
  Total2.66 km2 (1.03 sq mi)
Elevation540 m (1,770 ft)
Population
 (2009)[2]
  Total2,139 eligible voters
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961

The population in Beit Mellat are mostly Maronite.[2]

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted the village as Beit Melat, whose inhabitants were Maronite, located south of esh-Sheikh Mohammed.[3]

References

  1. Beit Mellat, Localiban
  2. "Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. pp. 16, 21. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 185

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