El-Koura
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Koura (Arabic: الكورة) is a district (in arabic qadaa) in the North Governorate, Lebanon.
Koura is one of the 26 districts of Lebanon, which is very popular for the olive tree cultivation. It is known by its green color.
A total of 52 villages make up the Koura area. Koura's capital is the town of Amioun, (14000 inhabitant, statistics of 2006).
It is geographically diversified, so present 3 types of land, a costal side to the Mediterranean sea, a large olive plain and include some villages in the mountains.
Kfarhata, one of Koura's villages, is stated by many international figures to be "Heaven on Earth". It is mainly an Orthodox Christian district.
In this district there is huge olive plains which "may" could be the largest in the world. this is not proved or documented, but they are such gigantic that these plains could be perceived from far as a green sea.
Kouranian people were living for centuries from this kind of agriculture. It has been known that the olive crop in the area is of very fine quality.
The importance of kouranian olive trees is that they offer an excellent quality of olive oil, extracted through the cold manner.
These trees are the second most respective trees in this country, after the Cedars of Lebanon.
It is also known in Lebanon, that koura (El-koura or Al-koura district) is the “human-cistern” of highly educated people, because during the 20-th century, major changes impacted local population at this district (which was based on agriculture of olive, olive oil and soap production, and with lesser extent on cultivation of grapes and silkworm cocoon), and modify it into the highest educated society in Lebanon.
Kouranian is an adjective of koura.
| koura Villages | |||
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| 1. .Aaba | 2. .Afsdik | 3. .Ain Akrine | 4. .Ali-al-Mouran |
| 5. .Amioun | 6. .Anfeh | 7. .Badebhoun | 8. .Barghoun |
| 9. .Barsa | 10. .Bdebba | 11. .Beitroumin | 12. .Bechmezzine |
| 13. .Bhabouch | 14. .Bishriyata | 15. .Bkomra | 16. .Bneyel |
| 17. .Bohssas | 18. .Btourram | 19. .Btouratige | 20. .Bkeftine |
| 21. .Bnehran | 22. .Bsarma | 23. .Btaaboura | 24. .Bziza |
| 25. .Charlita | 26. .Chira | 27. .Dahr-al-Ain . | 28. .Darbaachtar |
| 29..Darchmezzine . | 30. .Deddeh | 31. .Fih | 32. .Ijdebrine |
| 33. .Kaftoun | 34. .Kefraya | 35. .Kelbata | 36. .Kelhat |
| 37. .Kfaraakka | 38. .Kfarhata | 39. .Kfarhazir | 40. .Kfarkahel |
| 41. .Kfarsaroun | 42. .Kousba | 43. .Maziriit Toula | 44. .Mitrit |
| 45. .Mijdel | 46. .Nakhleh | 47. .Rachedbine | 48. .Ras Maska |
| 49. .Ras Osta | 50. .Wata Fares | 51. .Zakroun | 52. .Zakzouk |
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