El Kaakour or Qaaqour ( ar, القعقور) is a small village in the
Matn District 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 ...
. It's about 930 meters above sea level. It's located in a very mountainous area surrounded by pine trees. All people born in Kaakour are
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 ...
of the following families: Mazloum, Ashkar, Jerdak, Abou Antoun
Population: around 2000.
See also
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Catholic Church in Lebanon
References
Populated places in the Matn District
Maronite Christian communities in Lebanon
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