Dahr-al-Ain (Arabic: ضهر العين) is a village in the Koura District of Lebanon, with a Maronite and Greek Orthodox population.[1]
Dahr Al-Ain
ضهر العين | |
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City | |
Country | Lebanon |
Governorate | North Governorate |
District | Koura District |
Government | |
Area | |
• Total | 144 km2 (56 sq mi) |
Elevation | 114 m (374 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 62,352 |
• Density | 443/km2 (1,150/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Dialing code | +961 |
It attracted media attention in May 2010 when two brothers, Tony and Nayef Saleh, were shot by Hanna al-Bersawi on May 28, apparently for political reasons only days before the municipal polls.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. p. 23. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Lebanon Daily Star article". Archived from the original on 2012-10-07. Retrieved 2011-06-21.