Aaitit
Aaitit
عيتيت 'Aytit | |
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Municipality | |
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| Grid position | 178/292 PAL |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | South Governorate |
| District | Tyre District |
| Area | |
| • Land | 2.76 sq mi (7.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 950 ft (290 m) |
| Population (2011)[citation needed] | |
• Total | 12,000 |
| Time zone | GMT +3 |
Aaitit[1] (Arabic: عيتيت) is a municipality located in Tyre District, South Lebanon, north of Qana.
History
[edit | edit source]In the early 1860s Ernest Renan noted: "Its antiquities are a stone with three circles, two with rays, in which are crosses (not of great age), a grotto, and beside it a good sarcophagus lid serving to support a press. Near Aitit is a rectangular cemetery, well preserved".[2]
In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it as "A village, built of stone, containing about 450 Metawileh, situated on hill-top, surrounded by olives and arable cultivation; water supplied from cisterns and a spring near."[3]
They further noted: "There are traces at this village of ancient remains. It is said by the natives that there was once a church here. There are broken pillars scattered about, stone lintels, three caves, and three olive-presses, with cisterns."[4] Aitit is mainly occupied by the family of the Mohsens, who have the majority of the village.
Modern era
[edit | edit source]Due to it being close to Israel many attacks have been made against Hezbollah in Aaitit. Most of these incidents were due to the 2006 Lebanon War.
Demographics
[edit | edit source]As of 2010, Aaitit had a year round population of about 2,500, though it rose to 3,000 in the summers. Some of the population had migrated to Paraguay and Brazil by this point.[5]
In 2014 Muslims made up 98.50% of registered voters in Aaitit. 96.87% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[6]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ From personal name, according to Palmer, 1881, p. 17
- ^ Renan, 1864, p. 641, as given in Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 108
- ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 90
- ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 108
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Bibliography
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 2: IAA, Wikimedia commons
- Aaytit, Localiban
