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Akkar District. Akkar District (Arabic: قضاء عكار) is the only district in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon. It is coextensive with the governorate and covers an area of 788 km 2 (304 sq mi). The UNHCR estimated the population of the district to be 389,899 in 2015, including 106,935 registered refugees of the Syrian Civil War and 19,404 ...
Akkar Governorate. / 34.5; 36.2. Akkar Governorate ( Arabic: محافظة عكار) is the northernmost governorate of Lebanon. It comprises the single district of Akkar, [ 3] which in turn is subdivided into 121 municipalities. [ 1] The capital is at Halba. [ 3] It covers an area of 788 km 2 (304 sq mi) [ 1] and is bounded by the Mediterranean ...
UTC+3 (EEST) Akkar al-Atika (Arabic: عكار العتيقه, romanized: ʿAkkar al-ʿAtiqa; also spelled Akkar al-Atiqa or Aakkar El Aatiqa) is a town and municipality located in the Akkar Governorate in northern Lebanon. It is about 135 kilometres (84 mi) north of Beirut. [1] Akkar al-Atika contains the 11th-century fortress of Gibelacar ...
UTC+2 (EET) • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST) Dialing code. +961. Halba (Arabic: حلبا) is the capital of Akkar Governorate in northern Lebanon, close to the border with Syria. It is located at around 34°33′2″N 36°4′41″E. Its population is divided between Sunni Muslim, Greek Orthodox Christians, Maronites, and followers of other religions.
UTC+2 ( EET) • Summer ( DST) UTC+3 ( EEST) North Lebanon ( Arabic: شمال لبنان, romanized : Shamal Lubnan) is the northern region of Lebanon comprising the North Governorate and Akkar Governorate. On 16 July 2003, the two entities were divided from the same province by former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. The division was known as Law 522.
Al Qoubaiyat, Koubeiyat, Kobayat or Qoubayat (Arabic: ٱلْقُبَيَّات) is the biggest Christian village in the Akkar Governorate, Lebanon. Its population is mostly composed of Maronites [1] numbering around 12,000 persons according to the civil state registers. It is usually full with people during summer but a few stay during the winter.
UTC+2 ( EET) • Summer ( DST) +3. Cheikh Mohammad ( Arabic: الشيخ محمد) is a village situated in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon. Situated 400 metres above sea level, in between two mountains, it overlooks the Akkar plains and sea. It is made up of approximately 450 houses, with 99% of the population being Christian, mostly Greek Orthodox ...
Mish Mish ( Arabic: مشمش ), also spelled Michmich, is a village located in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon. Mish Mish is situated 1100 metres above sea level in the mountainous terrain of the north. The closest major city to the village is Tripoli 45 km to the west; the Lebanese capital Beirut is 129 km to the southwest.