Chadra () is a village in
Akkar Governorate
Akkar Governorate () is the northernmost governorate of Lebanon. It comprises the single district of Akkar, which in turn is subdivided into 121 municipalities. The capital is at Halba. It covers an area of and is bounded by the Mediterranean ...
,
Lebanon
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.
The population is
Greek Orthodox
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and a small percentage of it's population are
Catholics
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. The village is situated at a distance of 146km from
Beirut
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at an altitude of 450 m above sea level. It has an area of 6.51 km² (651 hectares), surrounded by Owaniat from the west, Wadi Khaled from the east, from the north, Machta Hassan and from the south, Andaket.
Can be accessed in two ways:
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Halba -
bire aakar -
Kobayat
Al Qoubaiyat, Koubeiyat, Kobayat or Qoubayat () is the biggest Christian village in the Akkar Governorate, Lebanon. Its population is mostly composed of Maronites numbering around 12,000 persons according to the civil state registers. During summe ...
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Andeket-Chadra.
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Aabdeh -
mqaitaa -
al Aaboudiye -
munjiz- Chadra.
Chadra is characterized by a mild summer and winter climate and several archaeological sites, most notably the remnants of seven old grinders. It was an old centre to group the armies and was considered a center catering to them, as it was a home of one of the conquests of Prince
Fakhr al-Din Fakhr al-Din () is an Arabic male given name and (in modern usage) a surname, meaning ''honor/pride of the religion''. Alternative transliterations include Fachreddin, Fakhreddine, Fahrettin, Fakhraddin, Fakhreddin, Fakhreddine, Fakhruddin, Fexred ...
.
The residents originally from this village are predominantly doctors of medicine, teachers, soldiers and officers in the Lebanese army (General
Wehbe Katicha, former parliament member and General
Jean El Atrach, commander of the
Lebanese Commando Regiment
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History
In 1960, General Emile Boustany, then the commander in northern Lebanon, and Mahmud Tay Abou Dargham discussed the creation of a commando unit. After ...
, General
Ghazi Ghattas,
Yousef al jadam (ect...). Officers and engineers are notable residents from Chadra).
In Chadra, the main political party is the
Free patriotic movement
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History Background
For many years, while Michel Aoun was and exiled i ...
and it focuses on promoting the interests of the people in the area and works for positive changes in the community. Chadra is also referred to as the orange town (المدينة الؤرانجية).
References
External links
Chadra Localiban
{{Akkar District
Populated places in Akkar District
Eastern Orthodox Christian communities in Lebanon