Aaouainat

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Aaouainat (Arabic: عوينات, romanized: ʿAwaynāt) is a town in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon.

The population is mostly Greek Orthodox and Maronite.[1]

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted the village as el-'Aweinat, located east of esh-Sheikh Mohammed. The inhabitants were Greek Orthodox and Maronite.[2]

References

  1. 1."Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. pp. 17, 21. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  2. 2.Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 185