Chadra

Chadra (Arabic: شدرا) is a village in the Akkar district in North Lebanon. Located in a pool of villages called Al dourayb.

The population is Greek Orthodox and other Christian.[1] The village is situated at a distance of 146 km from Beirut at an altitude of 450 m above sea level and an area of 651 hectares, surrounded by Akroum from the east, the west Owainat, from the north Mashta hasan and Andaket from the south . Can be accessed in two ways, namely: Halba - Alkwychera - beere - Kobayat - Andguet and Chadra, and Halba - Alkwychera - Menjez - Remmeh - Chadra.

Chadra characterized by mild climate in summer and winter and the presence of several archaeological sites and tourist most notably the presence of remnants of seven old grinders, and was an old center to group the armies and was considered as center catering to them, as was a home of one of the conquests of Prince Fakhr al-Din.

References

  1. "Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. p. 21. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.

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Coordinates: 34°37′N 36°19′E / 34.617°N 36.317°E / 34.617; 36.317

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