Ain Akrine Explained

Ain Akrine
Native Name:عين أكرين
Native Name Lang:ara
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Lebanon
Pushpin Map Alt:Map showing the location of Ain Akrine within Lebanon
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Lebanon
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:North Governorate
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Koura District
Area Total Km2:1.162
Population Total:96
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:EET
Utc Offset1:+2
Timezone1 Dst:EEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+3
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:+961

Ain Akrine, Ain Aakrine, (Arabic: عين عكرين) is a Maronite village in Koura District of Lebanon.[1] It was established in the early 19th century.

History

Before the 19th century, the land on which Ain Akrine stands today, was owned by AL HAJJ Youssef from Bnehrane. Following a dispute between two brothers, the family of EL KHOURY Ibrahim migrated from Kfarshakhna and settled in Ain Akrine.During the Ottoman occupation, a group of Christians lived in this town to escape oppression. The village is also known as Nawous Town.[2] In 1953, Ain Akrine had a population of 242 living in 36 households.[3]

References

  1. Web site: Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon . The Monthly . 29 October 2016 . 23 . March 2010 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160603040803/http://www.localiban.org/IMG/pdf/iiMonthly-Municip-Mar10-E92.pdf . 3 June 2016 .
  2. http://www.ainakrine.org/ehist.htm Ain Akrine Website - History
  3. Salah Michel . Sawaya . March 1953 . Household Income and Expenditure in Al-Kura, Lebanon . https://web.archive.org/web/20230324182139/https://scholarworks.aub.edu.lb/bitstream/handle/10938/3411/t-122.pdf. 10938/3411. M.A. . 24 March 2023. 2023-03-24 . Scholarworks. Economics Dept., American University of Beirut, Lebanon. Beirut, Lebanon.

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