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Akkar Governorate

Akkar Governorate is the northernmost governorate of . It comprises the single district of , which in turn is subdivided into 121 municipalities.
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  • Type: State with 198,000 residents
  • Description: Governorate in Lebanon
  • Also known as: “Aakkâr”, “Aakkar Governorate”, “Aakkâr Governorate”, “Akkar”, “Mohafazat Aakkar”, and “Muḩāfaz̧at ‘Akār”
  • Neighbors:

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Charbila and Jebrayel.

Village
is a village in Akkar Governorate, . Its population is mostly composed of Greek Orthodox numbering around 737 eligible voters according to the civil state registers.

Village
is a small town in Akkar Governorate, . The population in is mainly Antiochian Orthodox Church Christians.

Village
, also spelled Tasha, is a town in Akkar Governorate, . The population of is Sunni Muslim and Maronite.

Akkar Governorate

Latitude
34.5555° or 34° 33′ 20″ north
Longitude
36.176° or 36° 10′ 33″ east
Population
198,000
Elevation
489 metres (1,604 feet)
Open location code
8G6RH54G+69
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13321742664
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­state
Geo­Names ID
6201370
Wiki­data ID
Q556146
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Wu Chinese—“Akkar Governorate” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “محافظة عكار”
  • Azerbaijani: “Əkkar mühafəzəsi”
  • Catalan: “Akkar”
  • Cebuano: “Mohafazat Aakkâr”
  • Chinese: “阿卡尔省”
  • French: “Akkar”
  • French: “gouvernorat de l’Akkar”
  • French: “Gouvernorat du Akkar”
  • Georgian: “აკარის მუჰაფაზა”
  • German: “Gouvernement Akkar”
  • Greek: “Κυβερνείο Ακάρ”
  • Hebrew: “מחוז עכאר”
  • Hebrew: “עכאר”
  • Hungarian: “Akkár kormányzóság”
  • Italian: “Governatorato di Akkar”
  • Japanese: “アッカール県”
  • Korean: “아카르주”
  • Latvian: “Akāras muhāfaza”
  • Malay: “Kegabenoran Akkar”
  • Mazanderani: “عکار استان”
  • Northern Frisian: “Akkaar (Guwernement)”
  • Northern Frisian: “Akkaar”
  • Persian: “استان عکار”
  • Persian: “عکار، استان”
  • Romanian: “Guvernoratul Akkar”
  • Russian: “Аккар о́бласть”
  • Russian: “Аккар”
  • Slovenian: “Akar”
  • Spanish: “Gobernacion de Akkar”
  • Spanish: “Gobernación de Akkar”
  • Swedish: “Mohafazat Aakkâr”
  • Tajik: “Вилояти Аккор”
  • Tamil: “அக்கார் ஆளுநரகம்”
  • Turkish: “Akkar ili”
  • Turkish: “Akkar”
  • Wu Chinese: “阿卡尔省”

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