Koura District
Koura District | |
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Koura District (
North Governorate, Lebanon
.
Koura is one of the 26 districts of Lebanon, particularly known for its olive tree cultivation and olive oil production. It comprises a total of 52 villages, and its capital and largest town is Amioun, with about 10,000 inhabitants as of 2010. The district stretches from the Mediterranean Sea up to Mount Lebanon, and comprises a series of foothills surrounding a low-lying plain where olive is cultivated. The olive orchards of Koura are among the most extensive in Lebanon.
72% of Koura's inhabitants belong to the
Alawite
minority. It is the only majority Greek Orthodox district in Lebanon.
The University of Balamand is headquartered in the Koura District.
Cities and towns
List of settlements | |||
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1. Aaba | 2. Afsdik | 3. Ain Akrine | 4. Ali-al-Mouran |
5. Amioun | 6. Enfeh
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7. Badebhoun | 8. Barghoun |
9. Barsa | 10. Bdebba | 11. Batroumine | 12. Bishmizzine |
13. Bhabouch | 14. Bishriyata
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15. Bkomra | 16. Bneyel |
18. Btourram | 19. Btouratige | 20. Bkeftine | 21. Bnehran |
22. Bsarma | 23. Btaaboura | 24. Bziza | 25. Charlita |
26. Chira | 27. Dahr-al-Ain | 28. Darbechtar | 29. Darchmezzine |
30. Deddeh | 31. Fih | 32. Ijdebrine
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33. Kaftoun |
34. Kifraya | 35. Kelbata | 36. Kelhat | 37. Kfaraakka |
38. Kfarhata | 39. Kfarhazir | 40. Kaferkahel | 41. Kfarsaroun |
42. Kousba | 43. Maziriit Toula | 44. Mitrit | 45. Mijdel |
46. Nakhleh | 47. Rachedbine | 48. Ras Maska | 49. Wata Fares |
50. Zakroun | 51. Zakzouk |
See also
References
- ^ Abdallah, Mirna. "Koura, North Lebanon".