| 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 |
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