Aintourine

Aintourine
عينطورين
City
Aintourine seen from Kfarsghab - July 2006
Aintourine seen from Kfarsghab - July 2006
Map showing the location of Aintourine within Lebanon
Map showing the location of Aintourine within Lebanon
Aintourine
Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 34°17′06″N 35°57′25″E / 34.28500°N 35.95694°E / 34.28500; 35.95694
Country Lebanon
GovernorateNorth Governorate
DistrictZgharta District
Elevation
1,280 m (4,200 ft)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961

Aintourine (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]

References

  1. ^ Aaintourine, Localiban
  2. ^ "Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. p. 23. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ https://lub-anan.com/المحافظات/الشمال/زغرتا/عينطورين/المذاهب/
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