Coordinates: 34°36′30″N 36°09′50″E / 34.60833°N 36.16389°E / 34.60833; 36.16389

Aamaret El Baykat

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Aamaret El Baykat
عمار البيكات
village
Aamaret El Baykat is located in Lebanon
Aamaret El Baykat
Aamaret El Baykat
Coordinates: 34°36′30″N 36°09′50″E / 34.60833°N 36.16389°E / 34.60833; 36.16389
Country Lebanon
GovernorateAkkar
DistrictAkkar
Area
 • Total3.83 km2 (1.48 sq mi)
Elevation310 m (1,020 ft)
Population
 (2009)[2]
 • Total512 eligible voters
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961

Aamaret El Baykat (Arabic: عمار البيكات) is a village in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon.

The population is Sunni Muslim and Alawite.[2]

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted the place as 'Amar el-Baikat, located east of esh-Sheikh Mohammed. The inhabitants were Sunni Muslim and Greek Orthodox.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Aamaret El Baykat, Localiban
  2. ^ a b "Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. pp. 17, 22. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 184

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