Zeitoun

Zeitoun, Zeytoun, Żejtun, Zaytoun, Zeitun, Zitouna, "Zetum" or Zeita (all derived from the Arabic word for "olive tree") may refer to:

Organisations

• Zaytoun (organisation), a non-profit organisation marketing Palestinian olive oil products

People

• Abdullah Abu Zaitoun, Jordanian footballer
• Mohammed Dib Zaitoun, Syrian security head
• Abdulrahman Zeitoun, main character in the nonfiction book Zeitoun (see below)
• Ariel Zeitoun (born 1945), French film director and producer
• Nassif Zeitoun, Syrian singer
• Oren Zeitouni, Israeli former professional association football player

Places

Algeria

• Zitouna, a district in Skikda Province, Algeria

Armenia

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

China

• Zaytun or Zaitun, former names of the Chinese city of Quanzhou

Egypt

• Zeitoun, Cairo, also El-Zeitoun, a district of Cairo, Egypt
  • Our Lady of Zeitoun, Marian apparitions there

Greece

• Zetounion, former name of the Greek city Lamia (city)

Iran

• Zeytun, Iran (disambiguation), places in Iran

Malta

• Żejtun, a medium-sized town in the south of Malta
• Għajn Żejtuna, an area in the town of Mellieħa, north of Malta

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
  • Ein al-Zeitun massacre, the 1948 massacre that took place in the village

Turkey

• Zeytun, the former name of Süleymanlı, a town in Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey

Art and literature

• Zaytoun (film), an Israeli film
• Zeitoun (book), a nonfiction book written by Dave Eggers in 2009

Religion

• Coptic Church of our Lady of Zeitoun, Vienna, Austria

See also

• Zeitun Resistance (disambiguation) – resistance by Armenian militia in Süleymanlı