Beit Mellat
Beit Mellat
بيت ملات | |
|---|---|
village | |
Beit Mellat | |
| Coordinates: 34°31′47″N 36°09′45″E / 34.52972°N 36.16250°E | |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Governorate | Akkar |
| District | Akkar |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.66 km2 (1.03 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 540 m (1,770 ft) |
| Population (2009)[2] | |
• Total | 2,139 eligible voters |
| • Density | 804/km2 (2,080/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Dialing code | +961 |
Beit Mellat (Arabic: بيت ملات) is a town in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon.
The population in Beit Mellat are mostly Maronite.[2]
History
In 1838, Eli Smith noted the village as Beit Melat, whose inhabitants were Maronite, located south of esh-Sheikh Mohammed.[3]
On September 10 1975, Al Saaka, a group composed of Palestinian and Syrian forces, launched an attack on the village of Beit Mellat, better known as the Beit Mellat massacre,[4] resulting in the tragic loss of lives and kidnapping of several Christian residents and the torching of many houses. The Beit Mellat incident is known for being one of the first mass killings in a series of massacres[5] targeting Christian residents during the Lebanese civil war.
Beit Mellat has one of the highest percentage of Diaspora voters in the Akkar Governorate (15.3%). Nearly half of these voters live in Mexico (44.8%), followed by Australia (12.3%), and France (10.5%).[6]
References
- ^ a b Beit Mellat, Localiban
- ^ a b "Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. pp. 16, 21. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 185
- ^ "Lebanon's Legacy of Political Violence" (PDF). ICTJ.
- ^ "Des massacres auraient eu lieu dans le nord du pays". Le Monde.fr. 13 September 1975.
- ^ "Mapping Lebanon: Data and statistics". L'Orient-Le Jour (in French). 2022-05-10. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
Bibliography
External links
- Beit Mellat, Localiban