Amioun
Sign in to saveAmioun (; ) is the capital of the predominantly Greek Orthodox Koura District (from the Greek word χώρα (Khôra) which etymologically means "space," "place," "land," or "region") in North Lebanon. The town belongs to the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Tripoli and Al-Koura (; ).
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Amioun
- Settlement.native_name
- أميون
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Lebanon
- Settlement.pushpin_map_alt
- Map showing the location of Amioun within Lebanon
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within Lebanon
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Governorate
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- North Lebanon Governorate
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Koura District
- Settlement.established_date
- circa 4,000 B.C.
- Settlement.founder
- Phoenicians
- Settlement.government_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Malek Fares
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 11.4
- Settlement.area_note
- along the "Cedars' way"
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- أميون
- Population
- 10000
- Area
- 11.40
- Elevation
- 370
- Official website
- www.amioun.org/Web/Main/main0.htm
- Image
- Amioun tower.jpg
- Dialing code
- (6)
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- Amioun
- postal code
- 32111
- native label
- أميون
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- Contemporary Migration and Diaspora Statistics
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Amioun (; ) is the capital of the predominantly Greek Orthodox Koura District (from the Greek word χώρα (Khôra) which etymologically means "space," "place," "land," or "region") in North Lebanon. The town belongs to the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Tripoli and Al-Koura (; ).
==Etymology== thumb|left|Amioun's old town on top of the cliff
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