Aqoura

Aqoura (Arabic: عاقورة, also spelled Aaqoura, "Akoura") is a mountainous village in the Byblos District of Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon, 68 kilometers north of Beirut. Aaqoura has an average elevation of 1,600 meters above sea level (between 1000 and 2189 m) and a total land area of around 120 square kilometers.^[1] By voting power, it is the third largest town in the Byblos Jbeil District after Jbeil Byblos and Qartaba.^[2]

Aaqoura عاقورة- عاقورا Aaqoura
Aqoura, 2017
Aaqoura Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 34°7′11″N 35°54′12″E
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Keserwan-Jbeil
District	Byblos
Area
• Total	140 km2 (50 sq mi)
Elevation	1,450 m (4,760 ft)

Demographics

Religion

As of 2022, the religious make-up of the town's 4,152 registered voters were roughly 92.3% Maronite Catholics, 3.1% Greek Orthodox, 2.4% Greek Catholic, 0.8% Christian Minorities, and 1.4% others.^[3]

1. Maronite Catholics (92.3%)
2. Greek Orthodox (3.1%)
3. Greek Catholic (2.4%)
4. Christian Minorities (0.8%)
5. Others (1.4%)