Cheikh Taba

Cheikh Taba (Arabic: الشيخ طابا) is a town in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon, close to the border with Syria.

Cheikh Taba الشيخ طابا
village
Cheikh Taba
Coordinates: 34°31′59″N 36°04′40″E
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Akkar
District	Akkar
Area [1]
• Total	1.74 km2 (0.67 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	220 m (720 ft)
Population  (2009)[2]
• Total	1,635 eligible voters
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code	+961

The population in Cheikh Taba are mostly Greek Orthodox and Maronite.^[2]

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted the village as esh-Sheikh Taba, whose inhabitants were Greek Orthodox Christians, located west of esh-Sheikh Mohammed.^[3]

In 1856 it was named Sheikh Taba on the map of Northern Palestine/Lebanon that Heinrich Kiepert published that year.^[4]