Cheikh Taba

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

Cheikh Taba
الشيخ طابا
village
Cheikh Taba is located in Lebanon
Cheikh Taba
Cheikh Taba
Coordinates: 34°31′59″N 36°04′40″E
Country Lebanon
GovernorateAkkar
DistrictAkkar
Area
[1]
 • Total1.74 km2 (0.67 sq mi)
Elevation
[1]
220 m (720 ft)
Population
 (2009)[2]
 • Total1,635 eligible voters
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961

The population in Cheikh Taba are mostly Greek Orthodox and Maronite.[2]

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted the village as esh-Sheikh Taba, whose inhabitants were Greek Orthodox Christians, located west of esh-Sheikh Mohammed.[3]

In 1856 it was named Sheikh Taba on the map of Northern Palestine/Lebanon that Heinrich Kiepert published that year,[4]

References
  1. Cheikh Taba, Localiban
  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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