Chadra, Lebanon

Chadra

شدرا
Chadra شدرا
Village
	Chadra
	Coordinates: 34°37′06″N 36°19′14″E / 34.61833°N 36.32056°E
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Akkar
District	Akkar
Area
• Total	609 km2 (235 sq mi)
Elevation	500 m (1,600 ft)
Population (3000 residents)
• Total	3,307
• Density	5.4/km2 (14/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	3235
Dialing code	+961
Website	www.chadraapp.com
	Chadra is a small village in Lebanon famous for its beautiful nature and old buildings, showing the area's history.

Chadra (Arabic: شدرا) is a village in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon.

The population is Greek Orthodox and other Christian.^[2] The village is situated at a distance of 146 km away from Beirut at an altitude of 450 m above sea level. It has an area of 651 hectares, surrounded by Akroum from the east, the west Owainat, from the north Mashta hasan and Andaket from the south . Can be accessed in two ways, namely: Halba - Alkwychera - beere - Kobayat - Andguet and Chadra, and Halba - Alkwychera - Menjez - Remmeh - Chadra.

Chadra characterized by a mild climate in summer and winter and the presence of several archaeological sites, most notably the presence of remnants of seven old grinders, and was an old center to group the armies and was considered as center catering to them, as was a home of one of the conquests of Prince Fakhr al-Din.

The residents of this village are predominantly doctors of medicine, teachers, soldiers and officers in the Lebanese army (General Wehbe Katicha current parliament member and Colonel Jean El Atrach commander of the Lebanese Commando Regiment), police officers and engineers.

In Chadra, the main political party is the Free Patriotic Movement and the leader of this party is Fady Tannous. The party focuses on promoting the interests of the people in the area and works for positive changes in the community.

References

^ ^a ^b Chadra, localiban
^ ^a ^b "Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. pp. 16, 21. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

External links

Chadra, Localiban

[localiban-1] Chadra, localiban

[Municipal-2] "Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. pp. 16, 21. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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