Official Name: | Kaakour |
Native Name: | القعقور |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Lebanon |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Lebanon |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Mount Lebanon |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Matn |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 33.8933°N 35.7169°W |
Elevation M: | 930 |
El Kaakour or Qaaqour (Arabic: القعقور) is a small village in the Matn District of Lebanon.[1] 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 of the following families: Mazloum, Ashkar, Jerdak, Abou Antoun
Population: around 2000.
The families Abou Antoun and Mazloum migrated from Tartij to Kaakour in 1820.