Zeitoun, Zaïtoun, Zeytoun, Żejtun, Zaytoon, Zaytoun, Zeitun, Zitouna, or Zeita (all derived from the Arabic word for "

olive tree The olive, botanical name ''Olea europaea'' ("European olive"), is a species of Subtropics, subtropical evergreen tree in the Family (biology), family Oleaceae. Originating in Anatolia, Asia Minor, it is abundant throughout the Mediterranean ...

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People

* Abdullah Abu Zaitoun, Jordanian footballer *

Mohammed Dib Zaitoun Mohammed Dib Zaitoun (; born 20 February 1951) is a former director of the Syrian General Security Directorate and a close adviser of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. He is one of many officials sanctioned by the European Union for thei ...

, Syrian politician and army general *

Ariel Zeitoun Ariel Zeitoun (born 26 September 1949) is a French director, producer, and screenwriter. Zeitoun started as a producer in 1979 with '. Later, he wrote the script for and directed '' Souvenirs, souvenirs''. In 2013 Zeitoun directed the historic ...

(born 1945), French film director and producer * Oren Zeitouni, Israeli former professional association football player *

Nassif Zeytoun Nassif Zeytoun (; born 25 September 1988) is a Syrian singer and the 2010 winner of the Arabic reality television show ''Star Academy Arab World, Star Academy''. He is best known for his song "Mesh Aam Tezbat Maae", released in 2014. His music vide ...

, Syrian singer * Shimʿun Zaytuni, 8th century Syriac

bishop of Harran Harran (ancient Carrhae) was a Christian bishopric centered on the city of Harran (situated in south-eastern modern Turkey). History Ancient history Christianity likely reached Harran through Edessa in the first century AD, but now bishops is know ...

Zaitoon Bano Zaitoon Bano (18 June 1938 14 September 2021), also spelled Zaitun Banu, was a Pakistani poet, short story writer, novelist, broadcaster, and advocate of women's rights in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. She primarily wrote in Pashto and Urdu languages. ...

(1938 – 2021), Pakistani poet

Places

Armenia

Kanaker-Zeytun District Kanaker-Zeytun () is one of the 12 districts of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, located in the northeastern part of the city. As of the 2022 census, the population of the district is 73,834. Located on a hill overlooking the central part of Yer ...

, a district in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia ** Nor Zeytun, a town in this district

Iran

* Zeytun, Jahrom, Fars Province * Zeytun, Rostam, Fars Province * Zeytun, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad * Zeytun-e Sofla, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad

Malta

Żejtun Żejtun ( ) is a town in the Southern Region of Malta, with a population of 11,218 at the end of 2016. Żejtun is traditionally known as Città Beland, a title conferred by the grandmaster of the Order of the Knights of Malta, Ferdinand von ...

* Għajn Żejtuna, an area in the town of

Mellieħa Mellieħa ( ) is a large village in the Northern Region of Malta. It has a population of 10,087 as of March 2014. Mellieħa is also a tourist resort, popular for its sandy beaches, natural environment, and Popeye Village nearby. Etymology The n ...

Palestine

* Zaytun Quarter, a quarter of Gaza's Old City * Zeitoun, Gaza, a district of Gaza City * Zeita (disambiguation), various towns called Zeita or Zeyta in the West Bank * Ein al-Zeitun, a depopulated village in Palestine

Other places

* Zitouna, El Taref, a district in Skikda Province, Algeria * Zaytun or Zaitun, former names of the Chinese city of

Quanzhou Quanzhou is a prefecture-level city, prefecture-level port city on the north bank of the Jin River, beside the Taiwan Strait in southern Fujian, China, People's Republic of China. It is Fujian's largest most populous metropolitan region, wi ...

Zeitoun, Cairo Zeitoun ( meaning olives), also al-Zeitoun, is one of the eight districts that make up the Northern Area in Cairo, Egypt. It is known for its Marian apparitions at the Coptic Church of the Virgin Mary of Zeitoun, reported in 1968–1971. Histor ...

, also El-Zeitoun, a district of Cairo, Egypt * Zetounion, a former name of the Greek city

Lamia Lamia (; ), in ancient Greek mythology, was a child-eating monster and, in later tradition, was regarded as a type of night-haunting spirit or "daimon". In the earliest myths, Lamia was a beautiful queen of ancient Libya who had an affair with ...

* Zeytun, a former name of

Süleymanlı Süleymanlı, historically Zeitun (), Zeytun, Zeytunfimis or Zeytünfimis, is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Onikişubat, Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey. Its population is 475 (2022). The village has an ancient history as ...

, Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey

Other uses

* ''Zeitoun'' (book), a 2009 nonfiction book by Dave Eggers ** Abdulrahman Zeitoun, the main character in the book *

Zaytoon Zaytoon is a chain of Persian restaurants, specialising in kebabs, based in Dublin Dublin is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of I ...

, a persian restaurant chain based in Dublin, Ireland * Zeytoon Parvardeh, an olive-based appetizer * ''Zaytoun'' (film), an Israeli film * Zaytoun (organisation), a non-profit organisation marketing Palestinian olive oil products *

Zaytouna Primary School Zaytouna Primary School (formerly Al-Madinah School) is a coeducational Muslim faith based free school for pupils aged 4 to 11 located in Derby, Derbyshire, England. History First opened in 2012 as an all-through (ages 4 to 16) school, the op ...

, a muslim faith free school in Derby, England