Iaal, Lebanon
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Iaal ايعال |
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| Village | |
 Iaal
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| Coordinates: 34°22′N 35°55′E / 34.367°N 35.917°ECoordinates: 34°22′N 35°55′E / 34.367°N 35.917°E | |
| Country |
 Lebanon
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| Governorate | North Governorate |
| District | Zgharta District |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hatem Dib (elected May 2016) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.89 km2 (1.12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 281 m (922 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | ≈1,000 |
| Demographics | |
| • Religion | 100% Sunni Islam |
| • Languages | Overwhelmingly Arabic and English |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Dialing code | +961 |
Iaal (Arabic: ايعال, also spelt as Ī`āl, Iäal, Izal or I’aal) is a village in northern Lebanon.
Iaal is located approximately 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) south-east of Tripoli, 85 kilometres (53 mi) from Beirut and 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Zgharta. It is situated within the Zgharta District of the North Governorate of Lebanon. Iaal lies at the foot of the Mount Lebanon range and has a road that runs up into the mountains (parallel to Wadi Iaal) passing through its borders. Neighbouring and nearby communities include Jdaydeh, Kfaryachit, Khaldieh, Morh Kfarsghab and Sakhra. Iaal is one of only five Sunni towns in the Zgharta District and is the southernmost entirely Sunni Muslim settlement in the whole North Governorate of Lebanon.
The most identifiable building in Iaal is the castle/fort built on the hilltop of the village centre: the Fortress of Iaal It was built in 1816 by Mustafa Agha Barbar (the Ottoman governor of Tripoli from 1798) because the area was considered strategic thanks to its panoramic views, which extend all the way down to the Mediterranean coast. The other identifiable building in Iaal is the mosque along the road that runs up into the mountains called Masjid al-Taqwa (Arabic for Mosque of Piety), built in 1994. There is a second mosque located within the confines of the castle.
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