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Dahr-al-Ain ( ar, ضهر العين) is a village in the
Koura District Koura District ( ar, ٱلْكُورَة, from gr, χώρα, lit=country) is a district in the North Governorate, Lebanon. Koura is one of the 26 districts of Lebanon, particularly known for its olive tree cultivation and olive oil production ...
of
Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...
, with a
Maronite The Maronites ( ar, الموارنة; syr, ܡܖ̈ܘܢܝܐ) are a Christian ethnoreligious group native to the Eastern Mediterranean and Levant region of the Middle East, whose members traditionally belong to the Maronite Church, with the larges ...
and
Greek Orthodox The term Greek Orthodox Church (Greek language, Greek: Ἑλληνορθόδοξη Ἐκκλησία, ''Ellinorthódoxi Ekklisía'', ) has two meanings. The broader meaning designates "the Eastern Orthodox Church, entire body of Orthodox (Chalced ...
population. It attracted media attention in May 2010 when two brothers, Tony and Nayef Saleh, were shot by Hanna al-Bersawi on May 28, apparently for political reasons only days before the municipal polls.Lebanon Daily Star article
/ref> Dahr Al-Ain is currently Annexed by
Ras Maska Ras Maska (also Ra's Maska or Ras Masqa, Lebanese Arabic: ''Rāṣ Masʾa'', written as "رَأْسُ مَسْقَا", Classical ar, رَأْسُ مَسْقًى, translit=Raʾs Masqa, lit=Head/Top of a watering source, Syriac: ܪܺܫܳܐ ܡܰܣ ...
.


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{{coord, 34.3917, N, 35.8481, E, source:wikidata, display=title Eastern Orthodox Christian communities in Lebanon Maronite Christian communities in Lebanon Sunni Muslim communities in Lebanon Populated places in the North Governorate Koura District