Chittaha, Lebanon
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.
Tallé w Chettaha تله - وشطاحه | |
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Village | |
 Tallé w Chettaha | |
  Tallé w Chettaha Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 34°31′59″N 36°10′13″E | |
| Country |  |
| 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 | |
Government
The elected 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
- Kadissi
- Kalkach
- Khalil
- Sassine
- Tannous
- Wehbe
- Zeinoun
Climate
| Climate data for Chettaha, Akkar | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °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) |
| Average low °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
- "Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. p. 22. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
- "Shittahah, Lebanon weather". Retrieved January 17, 2014.
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