Aintourine Explained

Aintourine
Native Name:عينطورين
Native Name Lang:ara
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Lebanon
Pushpin Map Alt:Map showing the location of Aintourine within Lebanon
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Lebanon
Coordinates:34.285°N 35.9569°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:North Governorate
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Zgharta District
Elevation M:1280
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:EET
Utc Offset1:+2
Timezone1 Dst:EEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+3
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:+961

Aintourine (Arabic: عينطورين), known also as Ain Tourine, `Aynturin, `Intawrin or Amtourine, is a village located in the Zgharta District, in the North Governorate of Lebanon.[1] It is situated in the valley of Qozhaya, the northern branch of the Valley of Qadisha. The population adheres to the Maronite Church.[2]

Demographics

In 2014, Christians made up 99.70% of registered voters in Aintourine. 97.57% of the voters were Maronite Catholics.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.localiban.org/article3953.html Aaintourine
  2. Web site: Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon . The Monthly . 29 October 2016 . 23 . March 2010 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160603040803/http://www.localiban.org/IMG/pdf/iiMonthly-Municip-Mar10-E92.pdf . 3 June 2016 .
  3. https://lub-anan.com/المحافظات/الشمال/زغرتا/عينطورين/المذاهب/