Aqoura
Aaqoura
عاقورة- عاقورا Aaqoura | |
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Aqoura, 2017 | |
| Coordinates: 34°7′11″N 35°54′12″E / 34.11972°N 35.90333°E | |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Governorate | Keserwan-Jbeil |
| District | Byblos |
| Area | |
• Total | 140 km2 (50 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,450 m (4,760 ft) |
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. By voting power, it is the third largest town in the Byblos Jbeil District after Jbeil Byblos and Qartaba.