Discover Aaqoura

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High in the Jbeil district, orchards climb the slopes below Aaqoura and irrigation ponds dot the highlands. These are the places behind the initiative’s arguments about land, building and the right of another generation to stay.

The terraces that feed the village

The path from Ehmej reaches Aaqoura through apple and cherry orchards. In spring the slopes flower; by harvest, those same terraces are places of work.

Why are there ponds on the mountain?

Seen from above, the round ponds mark a working landscape. Farmers store rain and spring water where clay-rich soils can hold it for irrigation.

What becomes of the stone houses?

In an address filmed among views of the village, Botros Kemel names three places where new housing could go while older houses remain.

A cave carved by water, a church cut by hand

At Roueiss, water opened passages through limestone. In the village, the rock-cut church of Saints Peter and Paul tells another story about the same mountain.

The words people have kept

Listen to a shared interview about Syriac and local memory, credited to its original speaker and publisher.

People and businesses · Yellow Pages

The initiative’s directory includes businesses in Aaqoura and businesses run by Aaqouris elsewhere. Browse the current listings.

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