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

olive tree The olive, botanical name ''Olea europaea'', meaning 'European olive' in Latin, is a species of small tree or shrub in the family Oleaceae, found traditionally in the Mediterranean Basin. When in shrub form, it is known as ''Olea europaea'' 'M ...

") may refer to:

People

* Abdullah Abu Zaitoun, Jordanian footballer *

Mohammed Dib Zaitoun Mohammed Dib Zaitoun ( ar, محمد ديب زيتون; born 20 February 1951) is a former head of the Syrian General Security Directorate and a close adviser of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. He is one of many officials sanctioned by the Eur ...

, Syrian politician and army general * Ariel Zeitoun (born 1945), French film director and producer *

Oren Zeitouni Oren Zeitouni, ( he, אורן זיתוני; born February 18, 1976) is a former Israeli footballer. He most recently played for Maccabi Netanya in the Israeli Premier League, but has been forced to retire because of injury. Playing career He bega ...

, Israeli former professional association football player * Nassif Zeytoun, Syrian singer

Places

Armenia

Kanaker-Zeytun District Kanaker-Zeytun ( hy, Քանաքեռ-Զեյթուն վարչական շրջան, translit=K'anak'err-Zeytun varčakan šrĵan), is one of the 12 districts of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, located in the northeastern part of the city. As of the ...

, 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 ( mt, Iż-Żejtun ) is a city in the South Eastern Region of Malta, with a population of 11,218 at end 2016. Żejtun is traditionally known as Città Beland, a title conferred by the grandmaster of the Order of the Knights of Malta, F ...

* Għajn Żejtuna, an area in the town of

Mellieħa Mellieħa ( mt, il-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 and natural environment. Etymology The name ''M ...

Palestine

* Zaytun Quarter, a quarter of Gaza's Old City *

Zeitoun, Gaza Zeitoun ( ar, الزيتون, , olives) is a district of Gaza, located in the southern part of the city. History It was built in the 1930s and 1940s as Gaza developed outside its center. Much of the funding for the initial construction is attri ...

, 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, postal map romanization, alternatively known as Chinchew, 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. It is Fujian's largest metrop ...

Zeitoun, Cairo Zeitoun ( ar, الزيتون meaning olives), also al-Zeitoun, is one of the eight districts that make up the Northern Area in Cairo, Egypt. It has been made famous for its Marian apparitions at the Coptic Church of the Virgin Mary of Zeitoun dur ...

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

Lamia LaMia Corporation S.R.L., operating as LaMia (short for ''Línea Aérea Mérida Internacional de Aviación''), was a Bolivian charter airline headquartered in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, as an EcoJet subsidiary. It had its origins from the failed ...

* Zeytun, a former name of

Süleymanlı Süleymanlı, also known as Zeitun ( hy, Զէյթուն), Zeytun, Zeytunfimis or Zeytünfimis, is a town in the Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey. The village has an ancient history as a center of settlement. It was established on the Zeytun Stre ...

, Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey

Other uses

* ''Zeitoun'' (book), a 2009 nonfiction book by Dave Eggers **

Abdulrahman Zeitoun ''Zeitoun'' is a nonfiction book written by Dave Eggers and published by McSweeney's in 2009. It tells the story of Abdulrahman Zeitoun, the Syrian-American owner of a painting and contracting company in New Orleans, Louisiana, who chose to ride o ...

, the main character in the book * ''Zaytoun'' (film), an Israeli film * Zaytoun (organisation), a non-profit organisation marketing Palestinian olive oil products