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Akkar District

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Jarad Akkar: It occupies an area in the east of the entire region, starting from the borders of the Akkar governorate to Abu Musa River in the south to the Syrian border in the north, and it consists of the following
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Najd Akkar: It is divided into three sub-regions according to the geographical situation that makes the crops change according to the height and irrigation: Al-Shafat, Al-Dreib Al-Awsat, Al-Dreib Al-A'la
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Wetzel, R. & Haller, J., Le Quarternaire de la région de Tripoli. Notes et Mémoires de la Délégation Générale de France au Liban. Section Géologique, No. 4. Beirut, 1945.
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Al-Jouma: represents multiple villages connected to each other by a network of roads, and is located around fertile land that enable it to adopt greenhouse and fruit crops.
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The plain: in itself it is the source of agricultural wealth, where its inhabitants live from the land, and 6% of the properties include half of the lands.
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estimated the population of the district to be 389,899 in 2015, including 106,935 registered refugees of the
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archaeological sites. One of the most famous archaeological sites and the birthplace of the Roman emperor
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The Akkar District is composed of residents from various religions. The majority are
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denomination, and have typically lived around the city of Al-Qoubaiyat.
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The district is characterized by the presence of a relatively large
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This region is also home to the largest population of
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Wescombe (1966). 149:788 km (304 sq mi) 881: 622: 115: 64: 52: 378: 539: 522: 513: 13: 1: 427: 1151:Nahriyeh - Boustane El Herch 344: 7: 444:"Akkar Governorate Profile" 159: • Estimate  10: 1705: 633:Baalbek-Hermel Governorate 332: 217:) is the only district in 27:District in Akkar, Lebanon 1658: 1556: 1476: 1440: 1346: 1206: 1014: 916: 909: 897: 815: 787: 759: 716: 674:Mount Lebanon Governorate 672: 654: 631: 620: 604: 389:Greek Orthodox Christians 341:killed dozens of people. 259:Akkar has many important 183: 166: 158: 153: 145: 140: 128: 110: 76:Coordinates (Halba): 75: 63: 51: 42: 32: 36: 546:Agencies (2021-08-15). 395:are the second largest 1665: 1664: 1543:Tall Aabbas El Sharqi 1540:Tall Aabbas El Gharbi 285:Akkar plain foothills 185: • Summer ( 95:34.55056°N 36.07806°E 1689:Districts of Lebanon 1594:Hokr ech Cheikh Taba 817:Nabatieh Governorate 598:Districts of Lebanon 339:2021 Akkar explosion 296:Neolithic Revolution 237:. The capital is at 235:Palestinian refugees 416:form a majority in 294:at the dawn of the 91: /  70:Location in Lebanon 1666: 1433:Rejm Beït Housseïn 1215:Aayoun El Ghizlane 1093:Daoussa - Baghdadi 656:Beirut Governorate 501:. Impr. Catholique 401:Melkite Christians 146: • Total 100:34.55056; 36.07806 1671: 1670: 1656: 1655: 1604:Khreibet Ej Jindi 1494:Bellanet el Hissa 1327:Sfinet El Qayteaa 1280:Jdaidet El Qaitea 1024:Aamaret El Baykat 891:Akkar Governorate 848: 847: 789:South Governorate 761:Beqaa Governorate 718:North Governorate 606:Akkar Governorate 279:near the town of 269:Severus Alexander 219:Akkar Governorate 204: 203: 16:(Redirected from 1696: 1626:Mechilhat Hakour 1427:Rajm Beit Khalaf 1412:Khorab el Haiyat 1333:Zouq El Hassineh 1186:Sindianet Zeidan 1107:Douair Aadouiyeh 914: 913: 885: 875: 868: 861: 852: 851: 741:Miniyeh-Danniyeh 626: 591: 584: 577: 568: 567: 562: 561: 559: 558: 543: 537: 536: 534: 526: 520: 517: 511: 510: 508: 506: 492: 486: 485: 483: 481: 466: 460: 459: 457: 455: 440: 231:Syrian Civil War 216: 190: 121: 119: 118: 106: 105: 103: 102: 101: 96: 92: 89: 88: 87: 84: 68: 56: 30: 29: 21: 1704: 1703: 1699: 1698: 1697: 1695: 1694: 1693: 1674: 1673: 1672: 1667: 1652: 1580:Cheikh Mohammad 1552: 1472: 1460:Mrah el Khaoukh 1436: 1355:Aarab Jourmnaya 1342: 1319:Qloud El Baqieh 1308:Ouadi Ej Jamous 1286:Kherbet El Jord 1202: 1183:Sfinet Ed Drayb 1010: 905: 893: 879: 849: 844: 811: 783: 755: 712: 668: 650: 627: 618: 600: 595: 565: 556: 554: 544: 540: 532: 528: 527: 523: 518: 514: 504: 502: 493: 489: 479: 477: 475:City Population 467: 463: 453: 451: 442: 441: 434: 430: 381: 347: 335: 292:Qaraoun culture 289:Heavy Neolithic 271:(d.235) is the 184: 116: 114: 99: 97: 93: 90: 85: 82: 80: 78: 77: 71: 59: 47: 38: 35: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 1702: 1692: 1691: 1686: 1684:Akkar District 1669: 1668: 1659: 1657: 1654: 1653: 1651: 1650: 1645: 1640: 1637: 1632: 1627: 1624: 1623:Mazraat Baldeh 1621: 1616: 1611: 1606: 1601: 1598: 1595: 1592: 1587: 1582: 1577: 1574: 1571: 1566: 1560: 1558: 1554: 1553: 1551: 1550: 1547: 1544: 1541: 1538: 1535: 1532: 1529: 1526: 1525:Qoubbet Chamra 1523: 1518: 1515: 1512: 1509: 1506: 1501: 1498: 1495: 1492: 1487: 1484: 1480: 1478: 1474: 1473: 1471: 1470: 1467: 1464: 1461: 1458: 1455: 1452: 1446: 1444: 1438: 1437: 1435: 1434: 1431: 1428: 1425: 1424:Qal‘at al Burj 1422: 1419: 1418:Machta Hammoud 1416: 1413: 1410: 1409:Khat El Batrol 1407: 1404: 1401: 1398: 1395: 1392: 1389: 1386: 1383: 1380: 1377: 1374: 1371: 1368: 1365: 1362: 1359: 1356: 1352: 1350: 1344: 1343: 1341: 1340: 1337: 1336:Zouq El Hbalsa 1334: 1331: 1328: 1325: 1320: 1317: 1314: 1309: 1306: 1301: 1298: 1293: 1290: 1287: 1284: 1281: 1278: 1273: 1268: 1265: 1260: 1255: 1252: 1249: 1246: 1241: 1238: 1233: 1230: 1229:Beit El Haouch 1227: 1224: 1219: 1216: 1212: 1210: 1204: 1203: 1201: 1200: 1195: 1190: 1187: 1184: 1181: 1178: 1173: 1168: 1165: 1162: 1157: 1152: 1149: 1144: 1141: 1136: 1133: 1130: 1127: 1122: 1119: 1116: 1113: 1108: 1105: 1102: 1097: 1094: 1091: 1090:Dahr El Qanbar 1088: 1083: 1080: 1077: 1072: 1067: 1062: 1057: 1052: 1047: 1042: 1039: 1036: 1031: 1026: 1020: 1018: 1012: 1011: 1009: 1008: 1003: 998: 993: 990: 985: 980: 977: 974: 971: 970:Dahr Laissineh 968: 963: 958: 953: 948: 943: 941:Beino - Qboula 938: 936:Akkar al-Atika 933: 928: 922: 920: 911: 907: 906: 898: 895: 894: 887:Akkar District 878: 877: 870: 863: 855: 846: 845: 843: 842: 837: 832: 827: 821: 819: 813: 812: 810: 809: 804: 799: 793: 791: 785: 784: 782: 781: 776: 771: 765: 763: 757: 756: 754: 753: 748: 743: 738: 733: 728: 722: 720: 714: 713: 711: 710: 705: 700: 695: 689: 684: 678: 676: 670: 669: 667: 666: 660: 658: 652: 651: 649: 648: 643: 637: 635: 629: 628: 621: 619: 617: 616: 610: 608: 602: 601: 594: 593: 586: 579: 571: 564: 563: 538: 521: 512: 487: 461: 431: 429: 426: 414:Turkish people 380: 377: 376: 375: 371: 370: 365: 364: 360: 359: 355: 354: 346: 343: 334: 331: 207:Akkar District 202: 201: 191: 181: 180: 170: 164: 163: 160: 156: 155: 151: 150: 147: 143: 142: 138: 137: 132: 126: 125: 112: 108: 107: 73: 72: 69: 61: 60: 57: 49: 48: 43: 40: 39: 33: 26: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1701: 1690: 1687: 1685: 1682: 1681: 1679: 1663: 1649: 1646: 1644: 1641: 1638: 1636: 1633: 1631: 1628: 1625: 1622: 1620: 1617: 1615: 1612: 1610: 1607: 1605: 1602: 1599: 1596: 1593: 1591: 1588: 1586: 1583: 1581: 1578: 1575: 1572: 1570: 1567: 1565: 1562: 1561: 1559: 1555: 1549:Tall Meaayane 1548: 1545: 1542: 1539: 1536: 1533: 1530: 1527: 1524: 1522: 1519: 1516: 1513: 1510: 1508:Hokr Ed-Dahri 1507: 1505: 1502: 1499: 1497:Cheikh Zennad 1496: 1493: 1491: 1488: 1485: 1482: 1481: 1479: 1475: 1468: 1465: 1462: 1459: 1456: 1453: 1451: 1448: 1447: 1445: 1443: 1439: 1432: 1429: 1426: 1423: 1420: 1417: 1414: 1411: 1408: 1405: 1402: 1399: 1396: 1393: 1390: 1387: 1384: 1381: 1378: 1375: 1372: 1369: 1366: 1363: 1360: 1357: 1354: 1353: 1351: 1349: 1345: 1338: 1335: 1332: 1329: 1326: 1324: 1321: 1318: 1315: 1313: 1310: 1307: 1305: 1302: 1299: 1297: 1294: 1291: 1288: 1285: 1282: 1279: 1277: 1274: 1272: 1269: 1266: 1264: 1261: 1259: 1256: 1253: 1250: 1247: 1245: 1242: 1240:Borj El Aarab 1239: 1237: 1234: 1231: 1228: 1225: 1223: 1220: 1217: 1214: 1213: 1211: 1209: 1205: 1199: 1198:Wadi El Haour 1196: 1194: 1191: 1188: 1185: 1182: 1179: 1177: 1174: 1172: 1169: 1166: 1163: 1161: 1158: 1156: 1153: 1150: 1148: 1145: 1143:Machta Hassan 1142: 1140: 1137: 1135:Khirbet Daoud 1134: 1131: 1128: 1126: 1123: 1120: 1117: 1114: 1112: 1109: 1106: 1103: 1101: 1098: 1095: 1092: 1089: 1087: 1084: 1081: 1079:Cheikh Aayach 1078: 1076: 1073: 1071: 1068: 1066: 1063: 1061: 1058: 1056: 1053: 1051: 1048: 1046: 1043: 1040: 1037: 1035: 1032: 1030: 1027: 1025: 1022: 1021: 1019: 1017: 1013: 1007: 1004: 1002: 999: 997: 994: 991: 989: 986: 984: 981: 978: 975: 972: 969: 967: 964: 962: 959: 957: 954: 952: 949: 947: 944: 942: 939: 937: 934: 932: 929: 927: 924: 923: 921: 919: 915: 912: 908: 904: 903: 896: 892: 888: 884: 876: 871: 869: 864: 862: 857: 856: 853: 841: 838: 836: 833: 831: 828: 826: 823: 822: 820: 818: 814: 808: 805: 803: 800: 798: 795: 794: 792: 790: 786: 780: 777: 775: 774:Western Beqaa 772: 770: 767: 766: 764: 762: 758: 752: 749: 747: 744: 742: 739: 737: 734: 732: 729: 727: 724: 723: 721: 719: 715: 709: 706: 704: 701: 699: 696: 693: 690: 688: 685: 683: 680: 679: 677: 675: 671: 665: 662: 661: 659: 657: 653: 647: 644: 642: 639: 638: 636: 634: 630: 625: 615: 612: 611: 609: 607: 603: 599: 592: 587: 585: 580: 578: 573: 572: 569: 553: 549: 542: 531: 525: 516: 500: 499: 491: 476: 472: 465: 449: 445: 439: 437: 432: 425: 423: 419: 415: 411: 409: 404: 402: 398: 394: 390: 386: 385:Sunni Muslims 373: 372: 367: 366: 362: 361: 357: 356: 352: 351: 350: 342: 340: 330: 328: 324: 321:(وادي خالد), 320: 317:(جبل أكروم), 316: 312: 308: 304: 299: 297: 293: 290: 286: 282: 278: 274: 270: 266: 262: 257: 255: 251: 247: 246:coastal plain 242: 240: 236: 232: 228: 224: 220: 212: 208: 199: 195: 192: 188: 182: 178: 174: 171: 169: 165: 161: 157: 152: 148: 144: 139: 136: 133: 131: 127: 124: 113: 109: 104: 74: 67: 62: 55: 50: 46: 41: 31: 19: 1600:Karm Aasfour 1576:Beit Ghattas 1573:Beit El Hajj 1442:Jabal Akroum 1339:Zouq Haddara 1254:Deir Dalloum 1218:Ain El Zehab 1132:Kherbet Char 1100:Deir Jannine 1045:Al-Qoubaiyat 976:Doura, Akkar 900: 886: 555:. 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Index

Akkar
District
Coastline
Location in Lebanon
34°33′02″N 036°04′41″E / 34.55056°N 36.07806°E / 34.55056; 36.07806
Lebanon
Governorate
Akkar
Time zone
UTC+2
EET
DST
UTC+3
EEST
Arabic
Akkar Governorate
Lebanon
UNHCR
Syrian Civil War
Palestinian refugees
Halba
coastal plain
Bire Akkar
Al-Qoubaiyat
Roman
Arabic
Severus Alexander
Tell
Arqa
Miniara

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