Zeitoun, Zeytoun, Żejtun, Zaytoun, Zeitun, Zitouna, "Zetum" or Zeita (all derived from the Arabic word for "olive tree") may refer to: People Abdullah Abu Zaitoun, Jordanian footballer Mohammed Dib Zaitoun, Syrian politician and army general Ariel Zeitoun (born 1945), French film director and producer Oren Zeitouni, Israeli former professional association football player Nassif Zeytoun, Syrian singer Places Armenia Kanaker-Zeytun District, a district in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia Nor Zeytun, a town in this district Iran Zeytun, Jahrom, Fars Province Zeytun, Rostam, Fars Province Zeytun, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Zeytun-e Sofla, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Malta Żejtun Għajn Żejtuna, an area in the town of Mellieħa 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 Other places Zitouna, El Taref, a district in Skikda Province, Algeria Zaytun or Zaitun, former names of the Chinese city of Quanzhou Zeitoun, Cairo, also El-Zeitoun, a district of Cairo, Egypt Zetounion, a former name of the Greek city Lamia Zeytun, a former name of Süleymanlı, Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey Other uses Zeitoun (book), a 2009 nonfiction book by Dave Eggers Abdulrahman Zeitoun, the main character in the book Zaytoun (film), an Israeli film Zaytoun (organisation), a non-profit organisation marketing Palestinian olive oil products See also Zeitun Resistance (disambiguation), resistance by Armenian militia in Süleymanlı