Helta () is a town in North

Lebanon Lebanon, officially the Republic of Lebanon, is a country in the Levant region of West Asia. Situated at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian Peninsula, it is bordered by Syria to the north and east, Israel to the south ...

. It had 393 registered voters as of 2017, all

Maronites Maronites (; ) are a Syriac Christian ethnoreligious group native to the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant (particularly Lebanon) whose members belong to the Maronite Church. The largest concentration has traditionally resided near Mount ...

. As of 2014,

Howayek The surname Howayek, Hoyek, Hawayek, Hayek (in Arabic language, Arabic حايك / حويّك / الحويّك) and its variants is an Arabic surname, common among the Maronite Christianity in Lebanon, Maronite Catholics of Lebanon. The majority of t ...

was the most common surname in the town, being held by 123 of 385 voters.

Demographics

In 2014

Christians A Christian () is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Christians form the largest religious community in the world. The words '' Christ'' and ''C ...

made up 99.74% of registered voters in Helta. 92.99% of the voters were

Maronite Catholics The Maronite Church (; ) is an Eastern Catholic ''sui iuris'' particular church in full communion with the pope and the worldwide Catholic Church, with self-governance under the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches. The head of the Maronite ...

People from Helta

Elias Peter Hoayek Elias Peter Hoayek (; 4 December 1843 – 24 December 1931; also spelled Hoyek, Hwayek, Huayek, Juayek, Hawayek, Houwayek) was the 72nd Maronite Catholic Patriarch of Antioch from 1898 until his death in 1931. Early life Elias Hoayek was born ...

(1843–1931) *

Saadallah Howayek Saadallah Howayek (; born c. 1853) was a politician from the Ottoman period. He lived in Helta, Lebanon and served in the Administration Council for Mount Lebanon between the years 1902 and 1907. Election to council Franko Pasha was the governor ...

(1853–) *

Youssef Howayek Youssef Saadallah Howayek (; also Yusuf Huwayyik, Hoyek, Hoayek, Hawayek) (1883–1962) was a painter, sculptor and writer from Helta, in modern-day Lebanon. Career Youssef Howayek's father, Saadallah Howayek, was a Councillor elected into t ...

(1883–1962)

References

Populated places in Batroun District Maronite Christian communities in Lebanon {{Lebanon-geo-stub