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 | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Tallé w Chettaha | |
  Tallé w Chettaha Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 34°31′59″N 36°10′13″E / 34.53306°N 36.17028°E | |
| 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] |
Government
editThe 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
edit- Abou Halloun
- Abou Hanna
- Aouad
- Barbar
- Bechara
- El Hage
- Gerges
- Habib
- Ishac
- Jbeily
- Kaddissy
- Kalkach
- Khalil
- Sassine
- Tannous
- Wehbe
- Zeinoun
Climate
edit| Climate data for Chettaha, Akkar | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit- ^ "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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Shittahah, Lebanon weather". Retrieved January 17, 2014.
External links
edit- Tallé w Chettaha, Localiban