| Choueifat الشويفات |
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Choueifat
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| Country | Lebanon |
| Governorate | Mount Lebanon Governorate |
| District | Aley District |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 (UTC) |
Choueifat (Arabic: شويفات) is a suburb southeast of Beirut in Lebanon. The town is a Druze and Christian enclave that lies on the eastern side of Beirut's airport. The local population of the city is made up of mostly Druze and Christians, but in the last 25 years, many Beirutis have moved in to escape the capital's high rents, while many southerners have found Choueifat a good alternative to the crowded southern suburb known as Dahieh.
Choueifat is the home city of the Lebanese Druze leader Prince Talal Arslan and to other members of the Arslan family.
The town is home to 150 factories, making it one of Lebanon's largest industrial areas.[1] Choueifat used be well known for its Olives season. A vast majority of it's land used to be covered with olive trees and used to be referred to as the "the desert of choueifat". This resource was one of the major sources of income for the Villagers, as the Olives were sold to be eaten or converted into Oil and Soap.
The most renowned education institute in the town is the International School of Choueifat.