Kouachra

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Kouachra (also spelled as Kaweishra or Kavashra)[1][2] is a Lebanese village. It is located approximately 131 kilometres (81 mi) north of Beirut and 38 kilometres (24 mi) north of Tripoli.[3][4]

Location

It is located in Akkar District, near Al Qoubaiyat and about a 1-hour drive from Tripoli. The village is situated on flat terrain at an altitude of 700–800 meters (2,300–2,600 ft) above sea level.[5]

The village has a small artificial lake.[6]

Population

It has a population of about 2,800 people, mostly of Sunni Turkish origin.[7][8] Most of its residents are farmers.[9]

The villagers support the Future Movement political party.[10]

Turkish identity

Owing to its Turkish ethnic identity, the village was visited by the Prime Minister of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in 2010[11][12] and has received Turkish developmental assistance and funding, including university scholarships in Turkey.[13]

According to one local: "After Ottoman rule ended in Lebanon, we decided to stay on our land. We still maintain our Turkish language and traditions."[14]

The village also houses several hundred Syrian Turkmen who fled the Syrian Civil War.[15][16]

See also

References

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