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Aytat

Coordinates: 33°47′30″N 35°33′26″E / 33.791607°N 35.557253°E / 33.791607; 35.557253
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Aitat
Town
Map of Lebanon showing the location of Aitat
Map of Lebanon showing the location of Aitat
Aitat
Aitat shown within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°47′30″N 35°33′26″E / 33.791607°N 35.557253°E / 33.791607; 35.557253
CountryLebanon
GovernorateMount Lebanon
DistrictAley
CityAley
Time zoneUTC+2
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3
ISO 3166 codeLB

Aitat, or Aytat (Arabic: عيتات), is a town located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) west of the town of Aley within the district of the same name in the Lebanese governorate of Mount Lebanon. It was a strategic place during the Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990), due to its view to Beirut.

With its neighboring Christian town of Souk El-Gharb, this town remains one of the most memorial places in Lebanon for the Druze and the Christians as a reminder the fierce and deadly battles that occurred during the Lebanese Civil War. Today Aitat and Souk El-Gharb are considered to be the symbol of unity and forgiveness.

No one the most well known families of Aitat and the Aley district and Lebanon in general.

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