Aitaroun

Aitaroun
عيترون
City
Map showing the location of Aitaroun within Lebanon
Map showing the location of Aitaroun within Lebanon
Aitaroun
Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°06′59″N 35°28′6″E / 33.11639°N 35.46833°E / 33.11639; 35.46833
Grid position194/279 PAL
Country Lebanon
GovernorateNabatieh Governorate
DistrictBint Jbeil District
Elevation
630 m (2,070 ft)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961

Aitaroun (or Aytaroun; Arabic: عيترون)[1] is a village in southern Lebanon. It is on the northern border of Israel, and 125 km from Beirut. The majority of its population are Shiite Muslims.[2]

  1. ^ From personal name, according to Palmer 1881, p. 66
  2. ^ Wedeman, Ben (2024-06-24). "'This area has a geographical curse': Residents along Lebanon's border with Israel fear another war". CNN. Retrieved 2024-06-24.