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Majdel el-Aqoura

Coordinates: 34°6′21″N 35°53′51″E / 34.10583°N 35.89750°E / 34.10583; 35.89750
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Majdel el-Aqoura
مجدل العاقورة
Majdel
Majdel el-Aqoura is located in Lebanon
Majdel el-Aqoura
Majdel el-Aqoura
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 34°6′21″N 35°53′51″E / 34.10583°N 35.89750°E / 34.10583; 35.89750
CountryLebanon
GovernorateKeserwan-Jbeil
DistrictByblos
Area
 • Total15.78 km2 (6.09 sq mi)
Elevation
1,220 m (4,000 ft)

Majdel el-Aqoura (Arabic: مجدل العاقورة), also known as Majdel (Arabic: مجدل) is a municipality in the Byblos District of Keserwan-Jbeil 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]

References

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  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.