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Dahr-al-Ain
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Dahr Al-Ain
ضهر العين | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | North Governorate |
| District | Koura District |
| Government | |
| Area | |
• Total | 144 km2 (56 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 114 m (374 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 62,352 |
| • Density | 443/km2 (1,150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Dialing code | +961 |
Dahr-al-Ain (Arabic: ضهر العين) is a village in the Koura District of Lebanon, with a Maronite-majority population.[1]
Demographics
[edit]In 2014, Christians made up 98.39% of registered voters in Dahr-al-Ain. 70.43% of the voters were Maronite Catholics and 19.35% were Greek Orthodox.[2]
Murder case
[edit]It attracted media attention in May 2010 when two brothers, Tony and Nayef Saleh, were shot by Hanna al-Bersawi on May 28, apparently for political reasons only days before the municipal polls.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. p. 23. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ https://lub-anan.com/المحافظات/الشمال/الكورة/ضهر-العين/المذاهب/
- ^ "Lebanon Daily Star article". Archived from the original on 2012-10-07. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
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