Cheikh_Taba

Cheikh Taba

Cheikh Taba

Village in Akkar

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

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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. [1]
    Cheikh Taba, Localiban
  2. [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. [3]
    Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 183
  4. [4]
    Kiepert, 1856, Map of Northern Palestine/Lebanon

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