Koura District

Koura District
—  District  —
الكورة
Plains of Koura
Location in Lebanon
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	North Governorate
Capital	Amioun
Area
• Total	67 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 (Arabic: الكورة‎, from Greek: χωριά, "villages") is a district in the North Governorate, Lebanon.

Koura is one of the 36 districts of Lebanon, particularly popular for its olive tree cultivation. A total of 52 villages make up the Koura area. Koura's capital and largest city is Amioun, with about 15,000 inhabitants as 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.

Koura

It is mainly a Greek Orthodox district however there also some Maronite Catholics, Sunni Muslims, Shia Muslims and few Alawis.

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

Kouranian people were living for centuries from this kind of agriculture.

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

Cities and towns:

• Kfarhazir
• Amioun
• Anfeh
• Batroumine
• Bishmizzine
• Darbechtar
• Fih
• Kaftoun
• Kifraya
• Kfarhata
• Kaferkahel
• Kousba
• Ras Maska

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. Ijdebrine	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

• University of Balamand