Koura District

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Koura District
—  District  —
الكورة
Plains of Koura
Location in Lebanon
Country  Lebanon
Governorate North Governorate
Capital Amioun
Area
 • Total 66.8 sq mi (173 km2)
Population
 • Total 70,000
 • Religions 65% Greek Orthodox

20% Maronite Catholics

12% Sunni Muslim

3%Protestants,Armenians,Greek Catholics, Shia Muslims and Alawis
Time zone EST (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) +3 (UTC)

Koura or El Koura (Arabic: الكورة‎) is a district (in Arabic qadaa) in the North Governorate, Lebanon.

Koura is one of the 36 districts of Lebanon, which is very popular for the olive tree cultivation. It is known by its dark green color.

A total of 52 villages make up the Koura area. Koura's capital is the town of Amioun, (15000 official inhabitant, statistics of 2010).

It is geographically diversified, so present 3 types of land, a coastal side to the Mediterranean sea, a large olive plain and include some villages in the mountains.

El Koura, is stated by many international figures to be "Heaven on Earth". It is mainly a Greek Orthodox district however there also some Maronite Catholics, Sunni Muslims, Shia Muslims and few Alawis.

During the Lebanese civil war Koura District,especially Amioun, was the center of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party.

The olive plains of El Koura are estimated to be the largest olive plains in the world.

Kouranian people were living for centuries from this kind of agriculture. It has been known that the olive crop in the area is of extremely fine quality.

The importance of Kouranian olive trees is that they offer an excellent quality of olive oil, extracted through the cold manner.

It is also known in Lebanon, that El-Koura is the “human-cistern” of extremely educated people, mostly because during the 20th century, major changes impacted local population at this district (which was based on agriculture of olive, olive oil and olive soap production, and with lesser extent on cultivation of grapes and silkworm cocoon), and modified it into a now highy educated society in Lebanon.

Cities and towns:

Koura Villages
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. Ijdeebrine 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. Ras Osta
50. Wata Fares 51. Zakroun 52. Zakzouk

See also

References

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

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