Beit Awkar

Beit Awkar, Beit Okar, Beit Aoukar (Arabic: بيت عوكر‎) is a village in Zgharta District, in the Northern Governorate of Lebanon. It is located 15 km to the east of Tripoli, 10 km from Zgharta.[1]

The people of the village are predominantly Maronite Christians.[2]

It has a beautiful nature and a strategic view over Tripoli, Zgharta, Koura, and part of Dunnieh and Bsharreh mountains. It is well known for having a high level of educated people and priests. Amongst notable people from the village is Mary Rose Oakar, a 27-year-old congresswoman and a fighter for Arabic rights in the United States. We note that most of the villagers have the same family name, Awkar.

References
  1. Ardeh - Harf Arden - Beit Okar - Beit Abid, Localiban
  2. "Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.


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