Chittaha, Lebanon
Village in Akkar
Tallé w Chettaha تله - وشطاحه | |
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Village | |
 Tallé w Chettaha | |
| 34°31′59″N 36°10′13″E / 34.53306°N 36.17028°E / 34.53306; 36.17028 | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Akkar |
| District | Akkar |
| Highest elevation | 600 m (2,000 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 550 m (1,800 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Dialling code | +961 |
| Website | [1] |
Tallé w Chettaha, (Arabic: تله - شطاحه) is a village in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon and it is one of the few remaining Maronite Christian-inhabited villages of Akkar.[1] It is situated 125 km north of the capital Beirut and it is located at approximately 600 metres from sea level. Saint George is the saint of the village, his feast day is April 23 of each year At that time, the people of Tallé w Chittaha gather for a mass.
Government
The elected municipality council of Tallé w Chettaha is composed of: Roni El Hage, Aziz Barbar, Antoine Abou Halloun, Joseph Kadissi, Rima Bechara, Raline El Hage, Georges El Hage, Toni Kadissi, and Jacques Abou Hanna.
Families of the village
- Abou Halloun
- Abou Hanna
- Aouad
- Barbar
- Bechara
- El Hage
- Gerges
- Habib
- Ishac
- Jbeily
- Kaddissy
- Kalkach
- Khalil
- Sassine
- Tannous
- Wehbe
- Zeinoun
Climate
| Climate data for Chettaha, Akkar | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 13 (55) | 14 (57) | 18 (64) | 21 (70) | 25 (77) | 28 (82) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 27 (81) | 21 (70) | 15 (59) | 23 (73) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 7 (45) | 8 (46) | 10 (50) | 13 (55) | 17 (63) | 20 (68) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 21 (70) | 18 (64) | 13 (55) | 9 (48) | 15 (59) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 118.5 (4.67) | 97.3 (3.83) | 71.6 (2.82) | 37.7 (1.48) | 20.3 (0.80) | — | — | 26.6 (1.05) | 14.1 (0.56) | 57.0 (2.24) | 94.8 (3.73) | 113.3 (4.46) | — |
| Average rainy days | 14 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 81 |
| Source: [2] | |||||||||||||
References
External links
- Tallé w Chettaha, Localiban
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Akkar District, Akkar GovernorateCapital: Halba
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