Chittaha, Lebanon

Tallé w Chettaha
تله - وشطاحه
Village
Tallé w Chettaha
Tallé w Chettaha
Map showing the location of Tallé w Chettaha within Lebanon
Map showing the location of Tallé w Chettaha within Lebanon
Tallé w Chettaha
Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 34°31′59″N 36°10′13″E / 34.53306°N 36.17028°E / 34.53306; 36.17028
Country Lebanon
GovernorateAkkar
DistrictAkkar
Highest elevation
600 m (2,000 ft)
Lowest elevation
550 m (1,800 ft)
Population
 • Total1,000
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialling code+961
Website[1]

Tallé w Chettaha, (Arabic: تله - شطاحه) is a village in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon and it is one of the few remaining Maronite Christian-inhabited villages of Akkar.[1] It is situated 125 km north of the capital Beirut and it is located at approximately 600 metres from sea level. Saint George is the saint of the village, his feast day is April 23 of each year At that time, the people of Tallé w Chittaha gather for a mass.

  1. ^ "Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. p. 22. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)