Chadra, Lebanon Explained

Chadra
Native Name:شدرا
Native Name Lang:ara
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Lebanon
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Akkar
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Akkar
Coordinates:34.6183°N 36.3206°W
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:6,09
Elevation M:500
Population Total:3,307 eligible voters in 2009
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

Chadra (Arabic: شدرا) is a village in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon.

The population is Greek Orthodox and other Christian.[2] The village is situated at a distance of 146 km from Beirut at an altitude of 450 m above sea level. It has an area of 651 hectares, surrounded by Akroum from the east, the west Owainat, from the north Mashta hasan and Andaket from the south . Can be accessed in two ways, namely: Halba - Alkwychera - beere - Kobayat - Andguet and Chadra, and Halba - Alkwychera - Menjez - Remmeh - Chadra.

Chadra characterized by a mild climate in summer and winter and the presence of several archaeological sites, most notably the presence of remnants of seven old grinders, and was an old center to group the armies and was considered as center catering to them, as was a home of one of the conquests of Prince Fakhr al-Din.

The residents of this village are predominantly doctors of medicine, teachers, soldiers and officers in the Lebanese army (General Wehbe Katicha current parliament member and Colonel Jean El Atrach commander of the Lebanese Commando Regiment), police officers and engineers.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.localiban.org/chadra-4694 Chadra
  2. Web site: Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon . The Monthly . 4 November 2016 . 16, 21 . March 2010 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160603040803/http://www.localiban.org/IMG/pdf/iiMonthly-Municip-Mar10-E92.pdf . 3 June 2016 .