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
• Estimate  (31 December 2017)	75,056
• Religions	72% Greek Orthodox 18% Maronites 8% Sunni Muslims 3% Melkite Catholics Shia Muslims and Alawis Protestants Armenians
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Koura District (Arabic: ٱلْكُورَة, from Greek: χώρα, lit. 'country') is a district in the North Governorate, Lebanon.

Koura District

Koura is one of the 26 districts of Lebanon, particularly known for its olive tree cultivation and olive oil production. It comprises a total of 52 villages, and its capital and largest town is Amioun, with about 10,000 inhabitants as of 2010. The district stretches from the Mediterranean Sea up to Mount Lebanon, and comprises a series of foothills surrounding a low-lying plain where olive is cultivated. The olive orchards of Koura are among the most extensive in Lebanon.

72% of Koura's inhabitants are Greek Orthodox. The others are Maronites, Sunni Muslims, Shia Muslims with a small Alawite minority. It is the only majority Greek Orthodox district in Lebanon.

The University of Balamand is headquartered in the Koura District.

Cities and towns

• Kfaraakka
• Amioun
• Enfeh
• Deddeh
• Kousba
• Ras Maska

List of settlements
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. Wata Fares
50. Zakroun	51. Zakzouk

See also

• University of Balamand