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Ajaltoun


عجلتون

Municipality


Map showing the location of Ajaltoun within Lebanon

Map showing the location of Ajaltoun within Lebanon

Ajaltoun



Location within Lebanon

Coordinates: 33°58′4″N 35°41′6″E / 33.96778°N 35.68500°E / 33.96778; 35.68500Coordinates: 33°58′4″N 35°41′6″E / 33.96778°N 35.68500°E / 33.96778; 35.68500
Country
 Lebanon
Governorate Mount Lebanon
District Keserwan
Area

 • Total 6.12 km2 (2.36 sq mi)
Lowest elevation

850 m (2,790 ft)
Time zone
UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code +961

Ajaltoun (Arabic: عجلتون‎) is a town and municipality in the Keserwan District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate in Lebanon. It is located 24 km north of Beirut. Ajaltoun's average elevation is 850 meters above sea level and its total land area is 612 hectares.[1] The municipality consists of a twelve-member council, which as of 2008 was headed by Clauvise Khazen. In addition to the municipal council, two mukhtars (headmen), Georges Fersan and Antoine Harouni, also serve the town.[1] The Virgin Mary Church, built by the Khazen sheikhs in 1647, and the Mar Shalita Monastery are located in Ajaltoun.[1] The town was also the site of fighter plane crash during World War I.[1]




Contents






  • 1 Etymology


  • 2 Demographics


  • 3 Economy


  • 4 Education


  • 5 References





Etymology[edit]


Ajaltoun's name comes from the Arabic root word ′aajel, which could mean "calf", "to roll" or "wheel". An alternative theory for the town's etymology are that it originates from the Phoenician word for "statue" or "round area".[1]



Demographics[edit]


Ajaltoun had an estimated population of 3,742, who live in a total of 2,500 homes and operate 175 businesses. In 2009, there were 2,524 registered voters in the town.[1] Most of the inhabitants are Maronite Catholics,[1] although there are minorities of Melkite Catholics and Greek Orthodox Christians.[2] The principal families in relative order of size are Sfeir, Ghosn, Harouni, Khalifah, Mdawar, Zoghbi, Mrad, Ghanem, Khazen, Abi Chaker and Kassis.[1]



Economy[edit]


The main source of income in Ajaltoun is derived from tourism, and there are four hotels and seven restaurants in the town. An annual festival dedicated to Saint Zakhia is held in Ajaltoun in the last days of August.[1]



Education[edit]


There are five schools in Ajaltoun, including Ajaltoun Public School, Mar Mansour Sisters for Charity and the Ajaltoun Foundation for Arts.[1] The Antonine International School, an institute for higher education, is also located in Ajaltoun.



References[edit]





  1. ^ abcdefghij Centre de ressources sur le développement local au Liban (2008-01-18). "Aajaltoun". Centre de ressources sur le développement local au Liban. Retrieved 2013-04-05..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Elections municipales et ikhtiariah au Mont-Liban" (PDF). Localiban. Localiban. 2010. p. 19. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2015-07-24. Retrieved 2016-02-12.












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