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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 ...
Districts of Lebanon. The nine governorates of Lebanon are subdivided into 25 districts (Aqdya, singular – qadaa). Beirut Governorate is not subdivided into districts, and Akkar Governorate comprises a single district. [ 1 ] The districts are further divided into municipalities.
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.
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 ...
3,000 ft (1,000 m) Time zone. UTC+2 ( EET) • Summer ( DST) +3. 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 ...
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 ...
The Akkar plain foothills are the location of several surface archaeological sites found between Halba and Adbe in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon. The sites were found in neogene conglomerates above the 200 metres (660 ft) contour on Louis Dubertret's geological map and mentioned by R. Wetzel and J. Haller in 1945.