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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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Inventory of Stone-Age Sites in Lebanon: North, South and East-Central Lebanon, pp. 20-21
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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). 138:788 km (304 sq mi) 870: 611: 104: 53: 41: 367: 528: 511: 502: 1: 416: 1140:Nahriyeh - Boustane El Herch 333: 7: 433:"Akkar Governorate Profile" 148: • Estimate  10: 1694: 622:Baalbek-Hermel Governorate 321: 206:) is the only district in 16:District in Akkar, Lebanon 1647: 1545: 1465: 1429: 1335: 1195: 1003: 905: 898: 886: 804: 776: 748: 705: 663:Mount Lebanon Governorate 661: 643: 620: 609: 593: 378:Greek Orthodox Christians 330:killed dozens of people. 248:Akkar has many important 172: 155: 147: 142: 134: 129: 117: 99: 65:Coordinates (Halba): 64: 52: 40: 31: 21: 25: 535:Agencies (2021-08-15). 384:are the second largest 1654: 1653: 1532:Tall Aabbas El Sharqi 1529:Tall Aabbas El Gharbi 274:Akkar plain foothills 174: • Summer ( 84:34.55056°N 36.07806°E 1678:Districts of Lebanon 1583:Hokr ech Cheikh Taba 806:Nabatieh Governorate 587:Districts of Lebanon 328:2021 Akkar explosion 285:Neolithic Revolution 226:. 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Catholique 390:Melkite Christians 135: • Total 89:34.55056; 36.07806 1660: 1659: 1645: 1644: 1593:Khreibet Ej Jindi 1483:Bellanet el Hissa 1316:Sfinet El Qayteaa 1269:Jdaidet El Qaitea 1013:Aamaret El Baykat 880:Akkar Governorate 837: 836: 778:South Governorate 750:Beqaa Governorate 707:North Governorate 595:Akkar Governorate 268:near the town of 258:Severus Alexander 208:Akkar Governorate 193: 192: 1685: 1615:Mechilhat Hakour 1416:Rajm Beit Khalaf 1401:Khorab el Haiyat 1322:Zouq El Hassineh 1175:Sindianet Zeidan 1096:Douair Aadouiyeh 903: 902: 874: 864: 857: 850: 841: 840: 730:Miniyeh-Danniyeh 615: 580: 573: 566: 557: 556: 551: 550: 548: 547: 532: 526: 525: 523: 515: 509: 506: 500: 499: 497: 495: 481: 475: 474: 472: 470: 455: 449: 448: 446: 444: 429: 220:Syrian Civil War 205: 179: 110: 108: 107: 95: 94: 92: 91: 90: 85: 81: 78: 77: 76: 73: 57: 45: 19: 18: 1693: 1692: 1688: 1687: 1686: 1684: 1683: 1682: 1663: 1662: 1661: 1656: 1641: 1569:Cheikh Mohammad 1541: 1461: 1449:Mrah el Khaoukh 1425: 1344:Aarab Jourmnaya 1331: 1308:Qloud El Baqieh 1297:Ouadi Ej Jamous 1275:Kherbet El Jord 1191: 1172:Sfinet Ed Drayb 999: 894: 882: 868: 838: 833: 800: 772: 744: 701: 657: 639: 616: 607: 589: 584: 554: 545: 543: 533: 529: 521: 517: 516: 512: 507: 503: 493: 491: 482: 478: 468: 466: 464:City Population 456: 452: 442: 440: 431: 430: 423: 419: 370: 336: 324: 281:Qaraoun culture 278:Heavy Neolithic 260:(d.235) is the 173: 105: 103: 88: 86: 82: 79: 74: 71: 69: 67: 66: 60: 48: 36: 27: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1691: 1681: 1680: 1675: 1673:Akkar District 1658: 1657: 1648: 1646: 1643: 1642: 1640: 1639: 1634: 1629: 1626: 1621: 1616: 1613: 1612:Mazraat Baldeh 1610: 1605: 1600: 1595: 1590: 1587: 1584: 1581: 1576: 1571: 1566: 1563: 1560: 1555: 1549: 1547: 1543: 1542: 1540: 1539: 1536: 1533: 1530: 1527: 1524: 1521: 1518: 1515: 1514:Qoubbet Chamra 1512: 1507: 1504: 1501: 1498: 1495: 1490: 1487: 1484: 1481: 1476: 1473: 1469: 1467: 1463: 1462: 1460: 1459: 1456: 1453: 1450: 1447: 1444: 1441: 1435: 1433: 1427: 1426: 1424: 1423: 1420: 1417: 1414: 1413:Qal‘at al Burj 1411: 1408: 1407:Machta Hammoud 1405: 1402: 1399: 1398:Khat El Batrol 1396: 1393: 1390: 1387: 1384: 1381: 1378: 1375: 1372: 1369: 1366: 1363: 1360: 1357: 1354: 1351: 1348: 1345: 1341: 1339: 1333: 1332: 1330: 1329: 1326: 1325:Zouq El Hbalsa 1323: 1320: 1317: 1314: 1309: 1306: 1303: 1298: 1295: 1290: 1287: 1282: 1279: 1276: 1273: 1270: 1267: 1262: 1257: 1254: 1249: 1244: 1241: 1238: 1235: 1230: 1227: 1222: 1219: 1218:Beit El Haouch 1216: 1213: 1208: 1205: 1201: 1199: 1193: 1192: 1190: 1189: 1184: 1179: 1176: 1173: 1170: 1167: 1162: 1157: 1154: 1151: 1146: 1141: 1138: 1133: 1130: 1125: 1122: 1119: 1116: 1111: 1108: 1105: 1102: 1097: 1094: 1091: 1086: 1083: 1080: 1079:Dahr El Qanbar 1077: 1072: 1069: 1066: 1061: 1056: 1051: 1046: 1041: 1036: 1031: 1028: 1025: 1020: 1015: 1009: 1007: 1001: 1000: 998: 997: 992: 987: 982: 979: 974: 969: 966: 963: 960: 959:Dahr Laissineh 957: 952: 947: 942: 937: 932: 930:Beino - Qboula 927: 925:Akkar al-Atika 922: 917: 911: 909: 900: 896: 895: 887: 884: 883: 876:Akkar District 867: 866: 859: 852: 844: 835: 834: 832: 831: 826: 821: 816: 810: 808: 802: 801: 799: 798: 793: 788: 782: 780: 774: 773: 771: 770: 765: 760: 754: 752: 746: 745: 743: 742: 737: 732: 727: 722: 717: 711: 709: 703: 702: 700: 699: 694: 689: 684: 678: 673: 667: 665: 659: 658: 656: 655: 649: 647: 641: 640: 638: 637: 632: 626: 624: 618: 617: 610: 608: 606: 605: 599: 597: 591: 590: 583: 582: 575: 568: 560: 553: 552: 527: 510: 501: 476: 450: 420: 418: 415: 403:Turkish people 369: 366: 365: 364: 360: 359: 354: 353: 349: 348: 344: 343: 335: 332: 323: 320: 196:Akkar District 191: 190: 180: 170: 169: 159: 153: 152: 149: 145: 144: 140: 139: 136: 132: 131: 127: 126: 121: 115: 114: 101: 97: 96: 62: 61: 58: 50: 49: 46: 38: 37: 32: 29: 28: 22: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1690: 1679: 1676: 1674: 1671: 1670: 1668: 1652: 1638: 1635: 1633: 1630: 1627: 1625: 1622: 1620: 1617: 1614: 1611: 1609: 1606: 1604: 1601: 1599: 1596: 1594: 1591: 1588: 1585: 1582: 1580: 1577: 1575: 1572: 1570: 1567: 1564: 1561: 1559: 1556: 1554: 1551: 1550: 1548: 1544: 1538:Tall Meaayane 1537: 1534: 1531: 1528: 1525: 1522: 1519: 1516: 1513: 1511: 1508: 1505: 1502: 1499: 1497:Hokr Ed-Dahri 1496: 1494: 1491: 1488: 1486:Cheikh Zennad 1485: 1482: 1480: 1477: 1474: 1471: 1470: 1468: 1464: 1457: 1454: 1451: 1448: 1445: 1442: 1440: 1437: 1436: 1434: 1432: 1428: 1421: 1418: 1415: 1412: 1409: 1406: 1403: 1400: 1397: 1394: 1391: 1388: 1385: 1382: 1379: 1376: 1373: 1370: 1367: 1364: 1361: 1358: 1355: 1352: 1349: 1346: 1343: 1342: 1340: 1338: 1334: 1327: 1324: 1321: 1318: 1315: 1313: 1310: 1307: 1304: 1302: 1299: 1296: 1294: 1291: 1288: 1286: 1283: 1280: 1277: 1274: 1271: 1268: 1266: 1263: 1261: 1258: 1255: 1253: 1250: 1248: 1245: 1242: 1239: 1236: 1234: 1231: 1229:Borj El Aarab 1228: 1226: 1223: 1220: 1217: 1214: 1212: 1209: 1206: 1203: 1202: 1200: 1198: 1194: 1188: 1187:Wadi El Haour 1185: 1183: 1180: 1177: 1174: 1171: 1168: 1166: 1163: 1161: 1158: 1155: 1152: 1150: 1147: 1145: 1142: 1139: 1137: 1134: 1132:Machta Hassan 1131: 1129: 1126: 1124:Khirbet Daoud 1123: 1120: 1117: 1115: 1112: 1109: 1106: 1103: 1101: 1098: 1095: 1092: 1090: 1087: 1084: 1081: 1078: 1076: 1073: 1070: 1068:Cheikh Aayach 1067: 1065: 1062: 1060: 1057: 1055: 1052: 1050: 1047: 1045: 1042: 1040: 1037: 1035: 1032: 1029: 1026: 1024: 1021: 1019: 1016: 1014: 1011: 1010: 1008: 1006: 1002: 996: 993: 991: 988: 986: 983: 980: 978: 975: 973: 970: 967: 964: 961: 958: 956: 953: 951: 948: 946: 943: 941: 938: 936: 933: 931: 928: 926: 923: 921: 918: 916: 913: 912: 910: 908: 904: 901: 897: 893: 892: 885: 881: 877: 873: 865: 860: 858: 853: 851: 846: 845: 842: 830: 827: 825: 822: 820: 817: 815: 812: 811: 809: 807: 803: 797: 794: 792: 789: 787: 784: 783: 781: 779: 775: 769: 766: 764: 763:Western Beqaa 761: 759: 756: 755: 753: 751: 747: 741: 738: 736: 733: 731: 728: 726: 723: 721: 718: 716: 713: 712: 710: 708: 704: 698: 695: 693: 690: 688: 685: 682: 679: 677: 674: 672: 669: 668: 666: 664: 660: 654: 651: 650: 648: 646: 642: 636: 633: 631: 628: 627: 625: 623: 619: 614: 604: 601: 600: 598: 596: 592: 588: 581: 576: 574: 569: 567: 562: 561: 558: 542: 538: 531: 520: 514: 505: 489: 488: 480: 465: 461: 454: 438: 434: 428: 426: 421: 414: 412: 408: 404: 400: 398: 393: 391: 387: 383: 379: 375: 374:Sunni Muslims 362: 361: 356: 355: 351: 350: 346: 345: 341: 340: 339: 331: 329: 319: 317: 313: 310:(وادي خالد), 309: 306:(جبل أكروم), 305: 301: 297: 293: 288: 286: 282: 279: 275: 271: 267: 263: 259: 255: 251: 246: 244: 240: 236: 235:coastal plain 231: 229: 225: 221: 217: 213: 209: 201: 197: 188: 184: 181: 177: 171: 167: 163: 160: 158: 154: 150: 146: 141: 137: 133: 128: 125: 122: 120: 116: 113: 102: 98: 93: 63: 56: 51: 44: 39: 35: 30: 20: 1589:Karm Aasfour 1565:Beit Ghattas 1562:Beit El Hajj 1431:Jabal Akroum 1328:Zouq Haddara 1243:Deir Dalloum 1207:Ain El Zehab 1121:Kherbet Char 1089:Deir Jannine 1034:Al-Qoubaiyat 965:Doura, Akkar 889: 875: 544:. 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Index

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
Akkar plain foothills

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