Kousba
Kousba
كوسبا | |
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Village | |
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| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | North Governorate |
| District | Koura District |
| Highest elevation | 500 m (1,600 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 450 m (1,480 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Dialing code | +961 |
Kousba (Arabic: كوسبا) is a village in the Koura District, in the Northern Governorate of Lebanon. Kousba has around 5,000 residents, most of which are Greek Orthodox.[1]
Etymology
[edit | edit source]According to the elderly residents of this town, the name Kousba comes from the word "hidden" because of how it lies between mountains.[citation needed][clarification needed]
Geography
[edit | edit source]Kousba's surface is 6.02 square kilometers, with an altitude of 500 meters.[2]
Kousba is situated 18 km south of Tripoli and 12 km east of Chekka. A main road that runs from Chekka to Bsharri (called "Chekka Arz Highway") passes through Kousba.
There are many landmarks in Kousba, including ancient historical monuments, touristic attractions, religious sites,[3] sport clubs, teaching institutions and social clubs[citation needed].
Demographics
[edit | edit source]In 1953, Kousba's population was 1,732, making it the second most populous village in the Koura District after Amyoun.[4] Its population has since increased to about 5,000 residents.[citation needed][when?] Statistics from the 2004 municipal elections indicated that Kousba had 7,193 registered voters—of which 4,940 voted.[2]
In 2014, Christians made up 94.96% of registered voters in Kousba. 79.10% of the voters were Greek Orthodox and 13.09% were Maronite Catholics.[5]
Economy
[edit | edit source]There are 23 companies in Kousba that have more than five employees.[2]
Education
[edit | edit source]There were 311 students enrolled in its two public schools in 2002.[2]
Human resources
[edit | edit source]Health
[edit | edit source]Kousba has one medical center[citation needed] but no hospitals.[2]
Families in Kousba
[edit | edit source]Abdullah, Andraous, Antoun, Atieh, Awad, Ayoub, Azar, Bchara, Braheem, Chehade, Dannawi, Fadil, Farah, Fayad, Ghazi, Gosen, Greij, Habib, Hakeem, Hanna, Haykal, Ibrahim, Isaac, Israel, Jabbour, Kamar, Kanaan, Kheir, El-Khoury, Manssour, Mitri, Moussa, Nahas, Namey, Nasr, Nassar, Rihana, Roumi, Saab, Saba, Saddic, Sarkis, Sarraf, Sassine, El-Tom, Wakeem, Yacoub, Younis, Youssef, Zeidan and El Zalameh.[6]
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Kousba Archived 2016-11-01 at the Wayback Machine, Localiban (in English)
- Kousba Archived 2011-05-19 at the Wayback Machine, Localiban (in French)
- http://www.kousba.gov.lb Archived 2014-12-18 at the Wayback Machine
- http://www.hamatoura.com/
