Zeitoun (disambiguation)
Encyclopedia
Zeitoun, Zeytoun, Zaytoun, Zeitun, Zitouna or Zeita (all derived from the Arabic word for "olive tree
") may refer to:
Olive Tree
The Olive Tree was a denomination used for several successive centre-left Italian political coalitions from 1995 to 2007.The historical leader and ideologue of these coalitions was Romano Prodi, Professor of Economics and former leftist Christian Democrat, who invented the name and the symbol of...
") may refer to:
Organisations
- ZaytounZaytounZaytoun is a non-profit organisation established to support Palestinian farming communities by helping to increase the market for their olive oil products internationally, and also by helping the farmers themselves improve the quality of their oil through training and equipment provision.As a...
, a non-profit organisation marketing Palestinian olive oil products
People
- Ariel ZeitounAriel ZeitounAriel Zeitoun is a French director, producer, and screenwriter.Ariel Zeitoun started as a producer in 1979 with L'école est finie...
(b.1945), French film director and producer - Oren Zeitouni, Israeli former professional association football player
Places
- Zeytun, the former name of SüleymanlıSüleymanliSüleymanlı , Zeitun, Zeytun, Zeytunfimis or Zeytünfimis), is a town in the Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey.-See also:* Zeitun Resistance by the Armenian militia in this town against the Ottoman Empire, on two occasions – events still highly controversial and seen in different ways in Armenian and...
, a town in Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey - Zeitoun, a district in East GazaGazaGaza , also referred to as Gaza City, is a Palestinian city in the Gaza Strip, with a population of about 450,000, making it the largest city in the Palestinian territories.Inhabited since at least the 15th century BC,...
- ZeitounZeitounOur Lady of Zeitoun, also known simply as El-Zeitoun, Zeitun or rarely Our Lady of Light, was a mass Marian apparition that occurred in the Zeitoun district of Cairo, Egypt, over a period of 2–3 years beginning on April 2, 1968.-Apparition:...
, also El-Zeitoun, a district of Cairo, Egypt- Our Lady of Zeitoun, Marian apparitions there
- Zeytun, Yerevan, a district in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia
- Nor ZeytunNor ZeytunNor Zeytun is a town in the Yerevan Province of Armenia....
, a town in this district
- Nor Zeytun
- Zetounion, former name of the Greek city Lamia (city)Lamia (city)Lamia is a city in central Greece. The city has a continuous history since antiquity, and is today the capital of the regional unit of Phthiotis and of the Central Greece region .-Name:...
- Zaytun or Zaitun, former names of the Chinese city of QuanzhouQuanzhouQuanzhou is a prefecture-level city in Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It borders all other prefecture-level cities in Fujian but two and faces the Taiwan Strait...
- ŻejtunZejtunŻejtun is a medium sized town in the south of Malta. Żejtun holds the title of Città Beland, which was bestowed by Ferdinand von Hompesch zu Bolheim, Grandmaster of Knights of Malta in 1797, Beland being his mother's surname....
, a medium sized town in the south of Malta. - Zeita (disambiguation), towns called Zeita or Zeyta in the West Bank
- Zitouna, a district in Skikda ProvinceSkikda ProvinceSkikda is a province of Algeria, on its eastern Mediterranean coastline.-Administrative divisions:The province is divided into 13 districts , which are further divided into 38 communes or municipalities.-Districts:...
, Algeria
Art and literature
- Zeitoun (book)Zeitoun (book)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 who chose to ride out Hurricane Katrina in his Uptown home...
, a nonfiction book written by Dave Eggers in 2009
See also
- Zeitun Resistance (disambiguation) – resistance by Armenian militia in Süleymanlı