Ackar ( Arabic محافظة عكار ) is the northernmost governorate (province) of the Lebanese Republic , formed in 2014 by secession from the Northern governorate [1] . It includes only one district of the same name - Akkar , which in turn is divided into 126 municipalities [2] . The administrative center of the province is the city of Halba .
| governorate | |
| Akkar | |
|---|---|
| Arab. محافظة عكار | |
| A country |  Lebanon |
| Includes | 1 district |
| Adm Centre | Halba |
| History and geography | |
| Date of education | year 2014 |
| Square | 776 km² (7.6%, 7th place ) |
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| Timezone | UTC + 2 , in the summer UTC + 3 |
| Population | |
| Population | 378 937 people ( 2016 ) (7%, 7th place ) |
| Density | 488.3 people / km² (5th place) |
| Digital identifiers | |
| ISO 3166-2 code | LB-AK |
| Telephone code | +961 |
| Internet domain | .lb |
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In the south-west and southeast, respectively, it borders on the Northern Governorate and the Governorate of Baalbek-Hermel of Lebanon , in the North and North-East - with the Syrian provinces of Tartus and Homs , in the West it has access to the Mediterranean Sea .
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs estimates that in 2016 the population of the governorate was 378,937 people, among whom 26.6% were refugees of the civil war in Syria and 6.7% were Palestinian refugees [3] .
Notes
- ↑ Akkar Governorate Profile (English) . UNHCR (June 2015). The date of appeal is September 26, 2017.
- ↑ Mohafazah de Aakkar (English) . Localiban The date of appeal is September 26, 2017.
- ↑ Lebanon Overview May 2016 (English) . OCHA . The date of appeal is September 26, 2017.