Majdel el-Aqoura | |
Other Name: | Majdel |
Native Name: | مجدل العاقورة |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Pushpin Map: | Lebanon |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Lebanon |
Coordinates: | 34.1058°N 35.8975°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Lebanon |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Keserwan-Jbeil |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Byblos |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 15.78 |
Elevation M: | 1,220 |
Majdel el-Aqoura (Arabic: مجدل العاقورة), also known as Majdel (Arabic: مجدل) is a municipality in the Byblos District of Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon. It is 68 kilometers north of Beirut. Majdel el-Aqoura has an average elevation of 1,220 meters above sea level and a total land area of 1,578 hectares.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Maronite Catholics.[2]