Andaket

Andaket عندقت
Village
Map credit Andaket Andaket in Lebanon
Coordinates: 34°35′12″N 36°18′18″E / 34.58667°N 36.30500°E / 34.58667; 36.30500
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Akkar
District	Akkar
Population
• Total	8,000
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code	+961
Website	http://andaket.org/

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

History

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

Geography

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

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.
2. Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 185

Bibliography

• Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.

External links

• Aandqet, Localiban