elevation ~1038 m
Ain Zhalta is in the Chouf District of Mount Lebanon, roughly 25 km from Beirut in a straight line. Its closest Chouf neighbours are Warhaniyeh (~3.1 km), Barouk (~4.1 km) and Brih (~4.8 km).
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Ain Zhalta is a village in the Chouf District of Mount Lebanon Governorate in southwestern Lebanon. The majority of its inhabitants are Druze.
Freyha said the name Ain Zhalta is ancient Semitic, compounded to mean 'the sliding spring', referring to its eroding land. Modern researchers connect it instead to Phoenician mythology and the god 'Zuhal' (Saturn), citing a place called 'Ftah Qamar' where a Phoenician bronze statue was found, dated to the second millennium BC. The town also contains a large part of the Barouk cedar forest.
At the site of Ftah Qamar in Ain Zhalta, a Phoenician bronze statue dated to the second millennium BC was found. By Law No. 532 of 24 July 1996, the town's communal lands — which hold a large part of the Barouk cedar forest — were declared part of the Al-Shouf Cedar Nature Reserve.
registered voters ~1,000 · area ~1,150 ha · ~39 km from Beirut
أبو نادر، نادر، بدران، ثابت، الحدّاد، خاطر، الخوري (تادي)، رعد، زخور، زعر، زيدان، سعد، شاهين، شكّور، شلهوب، صوايا، صوما، ضومط، غانم، غريشي، فليحان، لحد، مرعي، مزهر، مشنتف، معوشي، مغبغب، مفرّج، نخلة، الهاشم، أبو حمزة، أبو صعب، أبو عيشي، أبو قلفوني، أبو المنى، حامد، حماد، حميدي، زهر الدين، زيعور، سليم، شرف الدين، عزام، العيّاش، العيد، كبول، كحلوني، كرامة، كمال الدين، منذر، يحيى
Holds a large share of Lebanon's remaining cedar forests; its Ain Zhalta–Bmohray entrance is one of the entrances of the Al-Shouf Cedar Nature Reserve.
An archaeological site within the territories of Ain Zhalta.
A charitable dispensary covering Ain Zhalta and Nabaa el-Safa.
The town of Ain Zhalta is in the Chouf district of Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, about 39 km from Beirut, at around 1038 m elevation.
Ain Zhalta is about 39 km from Beirut.
Freyha said the name Ain Zhalta is ancient Semitic, compounded to mean 'the sliding spring', referring to its eroding land. Modern researchers connect it instead to Phoenician mythology and the god 'Zuhal' (Saturn), citing a place called 'Ftah Qamar' where a Phoenician bronze statue was found, dated to the second millennium BC. The town also contains a large part of the Barouk cedar forest.
Families associated with Ain Zhalta include: أبو نادر, نادر, بدران, ثابت, الحدّاد, خاطر, الخوري (تادي), رعد, زخور, زعر, زيدان, سعد, شاهين, شكّور, شلهوب, صوايا, صوما, ضومط, غانم, غريشي, فليحان, لحد, مرعي, مزهر, مشنتف, معوشي, مغبغب, مفرّج, نخلة, الهاشم, أبو حمزة, أبو صعب, أبو عيشي, أبو قلفوني, أبو المنى, حامد, حماد, حميدي, زهر الدين, زيعور, سليم, شرف الدين, عزام, العيّاش, العيد, كبول, كحلوني, كرامة, كمال الدين, منذر, يحيى.
Notable people connected to Ain Zhalta include Inaam Tawfik Raad, Dr. Suleiman Khalil Saad, Dr. Issam Inaam Raad, Najib Pasha Shukour.
Landmarks in Ain Zhalta include Ain Zhalta–Bmohray cedar forest, Khirbet Kafra, Ain Zhalta – Nabaa el-Safa Dispensary.
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