Ajaltoun

Ajaltoun

عجلتون
Ajaltoun عجلتون
Municipality
	UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code	+961

Ajaltoun (

Khazen sheikhs in 1647, the Saint Nicolas Church and the Mar Shalita Monastery are located in Ajaltoun.^[1] The town was also the site of fighter plane crash during World War I

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Etymology

Ajaltoun's name comes from the Arabic root word ′aajel, which could mean "calf", "to roll" or "wheel". An alternative theory for the town's etymology are that it originates from the Phoenician word for "statue" or "round area".^[1]

History

Ottoman tax records indicate Ajaltoun had 23 Christian households and three bachelors in 1523, 19 Muslim households and one bachelor in 1530, and 19 Christian households in 1543.^[2] The Khazen family of Ballouneh in Keserwan settled in the village in 1606.^[3]

Demographics

Ajaltoun had an estimated population of 10 000, who live in a total of 2,500 homes and operate 175 businesses. In 2009, there were 2,524 registered voters in the town.

Greek Orthodox Christians.^[4] The principal families in relative order of size are Sfeir, Ghosn, Harouni, Khalife, Mdawar, Zoghbi, Mrad, Ghanem, Khazen, Abi Chaker and Kassis.^[1]

Economy

The main source of income in Ajaltoun is derived from tourism, and there are four hotels and seven restaurants in the town. An annual festival dedicated to Saint Zakhia is held in Ajaltoun in the last days of August.^[1]

Education

There are five schools in Ajaltoun, including Ajaltoun Public School, Mar Mansour Sisters for Charity and the Ajaltoun Foundation for Arts.^[1] The Antonine International School, an institute for higher education, is also located in Ajaltoun.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Centre de ressources sur le développement local au Liban (2008-01-18). "Aajaltoun". Centre de ressources sur le développement local au Liban. Archived from the original on 2013-09-06. Retrieved 2013-04-05.
^ Bakhit 1972, p. 275.
^ van Leeuwen 1994, p. 82.
^ "Elections municipales et ikhtiariah au Mont-Liban" (PDF). Localiban. Localiban. 2010. p. 19. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2015-07-24. Retrieved 2016-02-12.

Bibliography

Bakhit, Muhammad Adnan Salamah (February 1972). The Ottoman Province of Damascus in the Sixteenth Century (PhD). School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.
van Leeuwen, Richard (1994). Notables and Clergy in Mount Lebanon: The Khāzin Sheikhs and the Maronite Church, 1736–1840. Leiden, New York and Koln: Brill.
ISBN 90-04-09978-6
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[localiban-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Centre de ressources sur le développement local au Liban (2008-01-18). "Aajaltoun". Centre de ressources sur le développement local au Liban. Archived from the original on 2013-09-06. Retrieved 2013-04-05.

[FOOTNOTEBakhit1972275-2] Bakhit 1972, p. 275.

[FOOTNOTEvan_Leeuwen199482-3] van Leeuwen 1994, p. 82.

[4] "Elections municipales et ikhtiariah au Mont-Liban" (PDF). Localiban. Localiban. 2010. p. 19. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2015-07-24. Retrieved 2016-02-12.

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v t e Keserwan District, Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate
Capital: Jounieh
Towns and villages	Adma wa Dafneh Ain el-Rihaneh Aintoura Ajaltoun Aramoun Ashqout Azra Ballouneh Batha Bkerké Bqaatouta Bzoummar Chahtoul-Jouret Mhad Chnaniir Daraoun Daraya Dlebta Faitroun Faraya Fatqa Ghazir Ghbaleh Ghidras Ghineh Ghosta Harissa-Daraoun Herharaya Hrajel Jdaidet Ghazir Jeita Jouret Bedran Jouret el-Termos Kaslik Kfar Dibiane Kfar Yassine Okaibe Qattine Qleiat Maarab Mayrouba Rayfoun Safra Sahel Alma Sarba Sehaileh Tabarja Yahchouch Zouk Mikael Zouk Mosbeh
Notable landmarks	Our Lady of Lebanon Commemorative stelae of Nahr el-Kalb Jeita Grotto Jabal Moussa Biosphere Reserve Mzaar Kfardebian