Aakar A-B

Aakaar towns A...B

Aabdeh(El)-Mahmara(El)

KMS from Beirut: 103 Kms.

	Altitude: 100 m.
	Roads To Get There: Tripoli - Minieh - Mokhaiam Nahr El Barid - El Aabdeh and El Mahmara.

Agriculture: Oranges, Apples, Pears and various kinds of seeds.

Water Source: El Barid River.

Celebrations:

Lesser Bairam,

Korban Bairam.

Aandaqatt

KMS from Beirut: 140 Kms.

	Altitude: 625 m.
	Roads To Get There: Tripoli - Halba - Qoubayat - Aandaqatt.

Agriculture: Tobacco, Persian Tobacco, Flour, Apples, Pears and cotton.

Water Source: El Gharbi spring and El Kbou source.

Celebrations: The feast of:

Mar Chalitta - 20th of October,

Mar Youssef - 19th of March,

Mar Jirjis - 23rd of April,

Mar Elias - 20th of July.

Aaweinat(El)

KMS from Beirut: 146 Kms.

	Altitude: 400 m.
	Roads To Get There: Tripoli - Halba - Qoubayat - Aandaqatt - El Aaweinat.

Agriculture: Seeds.

Water Source: El Kabira and Abou Elias Sources.

Celebrations: The feast of:

Our Lady - 15th of August.

Aayoun(el)

KMS from Beirut: 129 Kms.

	Altitude: 750 m.
	Roads To Get There: Tripoli - Halba - Beit Mallat - El Aayoun.

Agriculture: Apples, Pears and Olives.

Water Source: El Aayoun spring, Aigha spring and el Aassafir source.

Celebrations:

Lesser Bairam,

Korban Bairam.

Aadbil

KMS from Beirut: 114 Kms.

	Altitude: 50 m.
	Roads To Get There: Tripoli - Halba - Aadbil.

Agriculture: Pears, Grapes and plums.

Water Source: Barsiya spring, El Tineh source, el Wadi source, el Chalik spring and el Nebaa spring.

Celebrations: The feast of:

Our Lady - 15th of August.

Aidamoun

KMS from Beirut: 142 Kms.

	Altitude: 580 m.
	Roads To Get There: Halba - el Hawchab - el Kawachra - el Bira - Qoubayat - Aandaqat - Aidamoun.

Agriculture: Seeds and beans.

Water Source: Aandaqatt source.

Celebrations: The feast of:

Mar Jirjis - 23rd of APril,

Our Lady - 15th of August,

Lesser Bairam,

Korban Bairam.

Ain el Zeit

KMS from Beirut: 139 Kms.

	Altitude: 400 m.
	Roads To Get There: Tripoli - Halba - Qwikhatt - Doussa - Ain el Zeit.

Agriculture: Flour.

Water Source: El Boustan source.

Celebrations:

Lesser Bairam,

Korban Bairam.

Ain Tanta

KMS from Beirut: 131 Kms.

	Altitude: 350 m.
	Roads To Get There: Tripoli - Minieh - Halba - Barbarah - Ain Tanta.

Agriculture: Seeds.

Water Source: El Day'aa source.

Celebrations:

Lesser Bairam,

Korban Bairam.

Ain Yaakoub

KMS from Beirut: 131 Kms.

	Altitude: 700 m.
	Roads To Get There: Halba - Beit Mallat - Bezbina - Ain Yaakoub.

	Agriculture: Different kinds of fruits.
	Water Source: Ain Yaakoub spring, El Tineh source and el Day'aa source.

Celebrations:

Lesser Bairam,

Korban Bairam,

Christmas,

Easter.

Baldeh

KMS from Beirut: 122 Kms.

	Altitude: 150 m.
	Roads To Get There: Tripoli - Halba - Kharibeh - Beit el Hajj - Kfar Hara - Baldeh.

Agriculture: Wheat products.

Water Source: El Estwan river and el Sibil source.

Celebrations:

Lesser Bairam,

Korban Bairam.

Bayno-Kboula

KMS from Beirut: 130 Kms.

	Altitude: 500 m.
	Roads To Get There: Tripoli - Halba - Bayno (via; Tikrit and Beit Mallat).

	Agriculture: Olives, Apples, Apricot, Pears and Peaches.
	Manufacture: Olive oil and flour.

Bebnine

KMS from Beirut: 105 Kms.

	Altitude: 75 m.
	Roads To Get There: Tripoli - Minieh - Aabda - Bebnine.

Agriculture: A large amount of tobacco and vegetables.

Water Source: Bebnine source, El Fowar source and Hamira source.

Celebrations:

Christmas - 25th of December,

Easter,

Lesser Bairam,

Korban Bairam.

Beit Ayoub

KMS from Beirut: 129 Kms.

	Altitude: 1000 m.
	Roads To Get There: Bebnine - Birgayel - Bzal - Hrar - Beit Ayoub (2 Kms before Michmich).

Agriculture: Apples, Pears, and vegetables which get exported.

Beit Ghattas

KMS from Beirut: 116 Kms.

	Altitude: 200 m.
	Roads To Get There: Tripoli - Minieh (Towards Halba), then a right turn before Halba towards the Minyara - Karm Aasfour - Beit Ghattas.

Agriculture: Fruits and seeds.

Water Source: Aarqa spring.

Celebrations: The feast of:

Our Lady - 15th of August. The patron of Beit Ghattas.

Beit'l Hajj

KMS from Beirut: 117 Kms.

	Altitude: 200 m.
	Roads To Get There: Tripoli - Halba - Koucha - Beit'l Hajj.

	Agriculture: Pistachio, corn and most kinds of vegetables.
	Water Source: El Aayoun and El Sakhneh sources.

Beit Mallat

KMS from Beirut: 124 Kms.

	Altitude: 550 m.
	Roads To Get There: Tripoli - Halba - (Gouma Road) - Beit Mallat.

Agriculture: Apples, Pears, Grapes, Peaches, Apricots and figs.

Celebrations: The feast of:

Mar Semaan - 1st of September.

Beit Younes

KMS from Beirut: 128 Kms.

	Altitude: 950 m.
	Roads To Get There: Tripoli, Bebnine - Bergayel - Hrar - then a left turn 4 kms before Fnaydek.

Agriculture: Seeds.

Berkayel

KMS from Beirut: 110 Kms.

	Altitude: 250 m.
	Roads To Get There: Tripoli - Halba - Berkayel.

Agriculture: Olives, Almonds, Grapes and figs.

Water Source: El Aayoun spring and el Jame'aa source.

Celebrations:

Lesser Bairam,

Korban Bairam.

Bizbina

KMS from Beirut: 128 Kms.

	Altitude: 700 m.
	Roads To Get There: Tripoli - Halba - Tikrit - Beit Malatt - Bizbina.

Agriculture: Apples, Pears and Seeds.

Water Source: Ain el Tineh spring, Wadi el Deir source, El Chakchakik and el Day'aa source.

Celebrations: The feast of:

Mar Jirjis,

Easter,

Lesser Bairam,

Korban Bairam.

Bireh(El)

KMS from Beirut: 132 Kms.

	Altitude: 550 m.
	Roads To Get There: Tripoli - Halba - Deir Jnnin - El Bireh.

Agriculture: Various kinds of seeds.

Water Source: Jabal spring.

Celebrations:

Easter,

Korban Bairam.

Borj

KMS from Beirut: 128 Kms.

	Altitude: 600 m.
	Roads To Get There: Tripoli - Halba - Tikrit - Beit Mallat - Aayoun - Borj.

Or Via: Minyara - Karm Aasfour - Konaitra - Borj.

Agriculture: Apples and Pears.

Water Source: Ain el Tannour spring.

Celebrations:

Lesser Bairam,

Korban Bairam.

Bqarzla

KMS from Beirut: 112 Kms.

	Altitude: 200 m.
	Roads To Get There: Tripoli - Minieh (towards Halba, one kilometer before Halba, you turn right) - Bqarzla.

Agriculture: Olives and Tobacco.

Water Source: Ain al Balda spring.

Celebrations: The feast of:

Mart Moura - 25th of September,

Mar Sarkis and Bakhos - 7th of October.

Bzal

KMS from Beirut: 113 Kms.

	Altitude: 450 m.
	Roads To Get There: Tripoli - Minieh - Towards Halba - Bzal.

Agriculture: Flour.

Water Source: Bzal spring.

Celebrations:

Lesser Bairam,

Korban Bairam.

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