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Andaket

Coordinates: 34°35′12″N 36°18′18″E / 34.58667°N 36.30500°E / 34.58667; 36.30500
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Andaket
عندقت
Village
Andaket within the map of Lebanon
Andaket within the map of Lebanon
Andaket
Andaket in Lebanon
Coordinates: 34°35′12″N 36°18′18″E / 34.58667°N 36.30500°E / 34.58667; 36.30500
CountryLebanon
GovernorateAkkar
DistrictAkkar
Population
 • Total
8,000
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961
Websitehttp://andaket.org/

Andaket, Aandqet, (Arabic: عندقت) is a Maronite Christian village in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon.[1]

History

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In 1838, Eli Smith noted 'Andakid as a Maronite village, located east of esh-Sheikh Muhammed.[2]

Geography

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Andaket is located at the mountennes area in the northeast part of the Republic of Lebanon. It is 137 km (85.13 mi) to the north of the Lebanese capital, Beirut.

It is bordered at the South by Al-Qoubaiyat, at the East by Akroum, and the north by Chadra and at the West by Aydamoun.


References

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  1. ^ "Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. p. 21. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 185

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