Helta
Helta
حلتا | |
|---|---|
City | |
  Helta Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 34°14′00″N 35°47′00″E / 34.2333°N 35.7833°E | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | North Governorate |
| District | Batroun District |
| Elevation | 564 m (1,850 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Dialing code | +961 |
Helta (Arabic: حلتا, romanized: Ḥeltā) is a town in North Lebanon. It had 393 registered voters as of 2017, all Maronites. As of 2014, Howayek was the most common surname in the town, being held by 123 of 385 voters.
Demographics
In 2014 Christians made up 99.74% of registered voters in Helta. 92.99% of the voters were Maronite Catholics.
People from Helta
- Elias Peter Hoayek (1843–1931)
- Saadallah Howayek (1853–)
- Youssef Howayek (1883–1962)
References
- ↑ "Hilta". Libandata. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ↑ "أسماء العائلات في بلدة حلتا، قضاء البترون، محافظة الشمال في لبنان". إعْرَفْ لبنان. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ↑ https://lub-anan.com/المحافظات/الشمال/البترون/حلتا/المذاهب/
- ↑ "Patriarch Elias Pierre Hoyek (Hoayek) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
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