Koura District

District in North Governorate, Lebanon

Koura District

District

الكورة

Plains of Koura

Location in Lebanon

Country|  Lebanon
Governorate| North Governorate
Capital| Amioun
Area

• Total| 67 sq mi (173 km2)
Population

• Total| 70,000
• Religions

| 72% Greek Orthodox

18% Maronites

8% Sunni Muslims

3% Melkite Catholics Shia Muslims and Alawis Protestants Armenians
Time zone| UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+3 (EEST)

Koura District (Arabic: ٱلْكُورَة, from Greek: χώρα, lit. 'country') [1] is a district in the North Governorate, Lebanon.

Koura District

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 Greek Orthodox confession, while the rest are split between Maronites, Sunni Muslims, Shia Muslims and a small 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[edit]

* Kfaraakka
* Amioun
* Enfeh
* Deddeh
* Kousba
* Ras Maska

List of settlements

1\. Aaba | 2\. Afsdik | 3\. Ain Akrine | 4\. Ali-al-Mouran
5\. Amioun | 6\. Enfeh | 7\. Badebhoun | 8\. Barghoun
9\. Barsa | 10\. Bdebba | 11\. Batroumine | 12\. Bishmizzine
13\. Bhabouch | 14\. Bishriyata | 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 | 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[edit]

* University of Balamand

## References[edit]

1. ^ Abdallah, Mirna. "Koura, North Lebanon".

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Koura District, North Governorate

Capital: Amioun

Towns and villages|

* Aaba
* Afsdik
* Ain Akrine
* Ali-al-Mouran
* Amioun
* Anfeh
* Badebhoun
* Barghoun
* Barsa
* Batroumine
* Bchernata
* Bdebba
* Bishmizzine
* Bhabouch
* Bkomra
* Bneyel
* Bohssas
* Btourram
* Btouratige
* Bkeftine
* Bnehran
* Bsarma
* Btaaboura
* Bziza
* Charlita
* Chira
* Dahr-al-Ain
* Darbechtar
* Darchmezzine
* Deddeh
* Fih
* Ijdebrine
* Kaftoun
* Kifraya
* Kelbata
* Kelhat
* Kfaraakka
* Kfarhata
* Kfarhazir
* Kaferkahel
* Kfarsaroun
* Kousba
* Maziriit Toula
* Mitrit
* Mijdel
* Nakhleh
* Rachedbine
* Ras Maska
* Wata Fares
* Zakroun
* Zakzouk

Notable landmarks|

* Balamand Monastery

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Districts of Lebanon

Akkar Governorate|

* Akkar

Baalbek-Hermel Governorate|

* Baalbek
* Hermel

Beirut Governorate|

* Beirut

Mount Lebanon Governorate|

* Aley
* Baabda
* Byblos (Jbeil)
* Chouf
* Keserwan
* Matn

North Governorate|

* Batroun
* Bsharri
* Koura
* Miniyeh-Danniyeh
* Tripoli
* Zgharta

Beqaa Governorate|

* Rashaya
* Western Beqaa
* Zahlé

South Governorate|

* Jezzine
* Sidon
* Tyre

Nabatieh Governorate|

* Bint Jbeil
* Hasbaya
* Marjeyoun
* Nabatieh

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