Ilat, Akkar

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Ilat (Akkar) (Arabic: إيلات, romanized: ʾĪlāt) (also Eilat) is a town in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon.

The population of Ilat is Sunni Muslim and Maronite.[1]

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted the village as 'Eilat, located south of esh-Sheikh Mohammed. The inhabitants were Maronites.[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 18 August 2021.
  2. 2.Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 185