Ain Zhalta

Ain Zhalta
عين زحلتا
Village
Map showing the location of Ain Zhalta within Lebanon
Map showing the location of Ain Zhalta within Lebanon
Ain Zhalta
Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°44′31″N 35°41′49″E / 33.74194°N 35.69694°E / 33.74194; 35.69694
Country Lebanon
GovernorateMount Lebanon Governorate
DistrictChouf District
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961

Ain Zhalta (Arabic: عين زحلتا) is a village in the Chouf District of Mount Lebanon Governorate in southwestern Lebanon.

The Battle of Ain Zhalta was held here in June 1982 with Syria.[1]

Masser Al-Chouf, Barouk, and Ain Zhalta–Bmohary form a biosphere reserve, protected by UNESCO in June 2005.[2]

  1. ^ Davis, H. Thomas (1 October 1995). 40 Km Into Lebanon: Israel's 1982 Invasion. DIANE Publishing. p. 90. ISBN 978-0-7881-2334-4. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  2. ^ Doyle, Paul (1 March 2012). Lebanon. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 231. ISBN 978-1-84162-370-2. Retrieved 2 October 2012.