Jeita

33°57′14″N 35°38′36″E

Jeita
جعيتا
Jaita, Jaaita
Municipality
Jeita
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°57′14″N 35°38′36″E
Country Lebanon
GovernorateKeserwan-Jbeil
DistrictKeserwan
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
This article is about the town. For the grotto, see Jeita Grotto. For the Japanese electronics association JEITA, see Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association.

Jeita (Arabic: جعيتا Jʿītā; also spelled Jaaita or Jaita) is a town and municipality located in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate of Lebanon. The town is about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Beirut. It has an average elevation of 380 meters above sea level and a total land area of 290 hectares. Jeita's inhabitants are Maronites.

It is well known for the Jeita Grotto which is a popular tourist attraction, as well as the Nahr al-Kalb, a river that runs from a spring near the grotto emptying into the Mediterranean Sea. The name Jeita is derived from the Aramaic word Ge’itta, meaning "roar" or "noise".

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