Majdel el-Aqoura

Majdel el-Aqoura (Arabic: مجدل العاقورة), also known as Majdel (Arabic: مجدل) is a municipality in the Byblos District of Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon. It is 68 kilometers north of Beirut. Majdel el-Aqoura has an average elevation of 1,220 meters above sea level and a total land area of 1,578 hectares.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Maronite Catholics.[2]

Majdel el-Aqoura

مجدل العاقورة

Majdel
Majdel el-Aqoura
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 34°6′21″N 35°53′51″E
CountryLebanon
GovernorateMount Lebanon
DistrictByblos
Area
  Total1,578 ha (3,899 acres)
Elevation
1,220 m (4,000 ft)

References

  1. "Majdel El Aaqoura". Localiban. Localiban. 2008-01-18. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
  2. "Elections municipales et ikhtiariah au Mont-Liban" (PDF). Localiban. Localiban. 2010. p. 19. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2015-07-24. Retrieved 2016-02-12.


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