Beit Awkar
Beit Awkar, Beit Okar, Beit Aoukar (Arabic: بيت عوكر) is a village in Zgharta District, in the Northern Governorate of Lebanon. It is located 15 km to the east of Tripoli, 10 km from Zgharta.
The people of the village are predominantly Maronite Christians.
It has a beautiful nature and a strategic view over Tripoli, Zgharta, Koura, and part of Dunnieh and Bsharreh mountains. It is well known for having a high level of educated people and priests. Amongst notable people from the village is Mary Rose Oakar, a 27-year-old congresswoman and a fighter for Arabic rights in the United States.
References
- ^ Ardeh - Harf Arden - Beit Okar - Beit Abid Archived 2016-10-05 at the Wayback Machine, Localiban
- ^ "Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
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