Cheikh Taba

Cheikh Taba (الشيخ طابا) is a town in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon, close to the border with Syria.

The population in Cheikh Taba are mostly Greek Orthodox and Maronite.

History
In 1838, Eli Smith noted the village as esh-Sheikh Taba, whose inhabitants were Greek Orthodox Christians, located west of esh-Sheikh Mohammed.

In 1856 it was named Sheikh Taba on the map of Northern Palestine/Lebanon that Heinrich Kiepert published that year.