Aqoura is a mountainous village in the Byblos District of Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon. It is located 68 kilometers north of Beirut. Aaqoura has an average elevation of 1,600 meters above sea level and a total land area of around 120 square kilometers. Aaqoura's inhabitants are Maronite Catholics and Aaqoura is considered to be the birthplace of Maronitism and the origin of the overwhelming majority of all Lebanese Maronite families. Nature wise, Aaqoura is known to have one of the most breathtaking mountain chain in the world and is known to be very rich in water fountains and rivers and it is as well home to numerous caves, including the second (Rweiss) and fourth deepest caves in Lebanon.