Aynata
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Aynata عيناتا |
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| Village | |
 Aynata
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| Coordinates: 33°7′43.68″N 35°26′6.36″E / 33.1288000°N 35.4351000°ECoordinates: 33°7′43.68″N 35°26′6.36″E / 33.1288000°N 35.4351000°E | |
| Grid position | 191/281 PAL |
| Country |
 Lebanon
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| Governorate | Nabatieh Governorate |
| District | Bint Jbeil District |
| Elevation | 740 m (2,430 ft) |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Aynata (عيناتا) is a village in Lebanon. It is located in the southern portion of the country. A stronghold for Hezbollah, during the war with Israel in 2006, about 60% of the homes in the town were destroyed.
The terrain consists of plateaus of varying heights, with the Aynata itself located at an elevation of 740m. Several valleys separate Aynata from the nearest villages. Aynata has a moderate climate, cool summers and cold winters.
In 1596, it was named as a village, ‘’Aynata’’ in the Ottoman nahiya (subdistrict) of Tibnin under the liwa' (district) of Safad, with a population of 111 households and 22 bachelors, all Muslim. The villagers paid taxes on agricultural products, such as wheat, barley, vineyards, fruit trees, goats and beehives, in addition to "occasional revenues" and a fixed sum; a total of 10,560 akçe.
In 1875, Victor Guérin found a village with 400 Metualis.
In 1881, the Palestine Exploration Fund's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it: "A village, built of stone, containing about 500 Metawileh. There is a Moslem school in the village; extensive vineyards and a few olives in the wady. Water supplied from birket and many cisterns.”
Aynata is the family home of Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah.
During the 2006 Lebanon War, on July 19, an Israeli missile killed 4 civilians in the village. On July 24, Israel shelled two houses in the village; killing all inside both houses. One house had 4 Hizbollah fighters, the other house had 8 civilians, aged between 16 and 77.
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