Cheikh Taba

Cheikh Taba
الشيخ طابا
village
Cheikh Taba is located in Lebanon
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Cheikh Taba
Cheikh Taba
Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 34°31′59″N 36°04′40″E / 34.53306°N 36.07778°E / 34.53306; 36.07778
Country Lebanon
GovernorateAkkar
DistrictAkkar
Area
 • Total
1.74 km2 (0.67 sq mi)
Elevation
220 m (720 ft)
Population
 (2009)
 • Total
1,635 eligible voters
 • Density940/km2 (2,430/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961

Cheikh Taba (Arabic: الشيخ طابا, romanized: ash-Shaykh Ṭābā) is a town in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon, close to the border with Syria.

The population in Cheikh Taba are mostly Greek Orthodox and Maronite.

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted the village as esh-Sheikh Taba, whose inhabitants were Greek Orthodox Christians, located west of esh-Sheikh Mohammed.

In 1856 it was named Sheikh Taba on the map of Northern Palestine/Lebanon that Heinrich Kiepert published that year.

References

  1. 1 2 Cheikh Taba, Localiban
  2. 1 2 "Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. pp. 16, 21. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ↑ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 183
  4. ↑ Kiepert, 1856, Map of Northern Palestine/Lebanon

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