Jeita

 ( Populated Places In Keserwan District ) 

Jeita ( ; also spelled Jaaita or Jaita) is a town and municipality located in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate of Lebanon. The town is about north of Beirut. It has an average elevation of 380 meters above sea level and a total land area of 290 . Jeita's inhabitants are Maronites.

It is well known for the Jeita Grotto which is a popular tourist attraction, as well as the Nahr al-Kalb, a river that runs from a spring near the grotto emptying into the Mediterranean Sea. The name Jeita is derived from the Aramaic language word Ge’itta, meaning "roar" or "noise". Lebanese Maronite Villages or Towns . Retrieved on 2009-07-24.

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History In 1838, Eli Smith noted Ja'ita as a village located in " Aklim el-Kesrawan, Northeast of Beirut; the chief seat of the Maronites".Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 193

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External links

• Jaaita, localiban

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