Kouachra

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

  1. ↑ "Syrian Turkmen flee to Lebanon's Turkish village". World Bulletin. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  2. ↑ Oytun Orhan (February 2010). "THE FORGOTTEN TURKS: TURKMENS OF LEBANON" (PDF). Center for Middle Eastern Strategic Studies. p. 8. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Syrian Turkmen flee to Lebanon's Turkish village". World Bulletin. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Kouachra". Localiban. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  5. ↑ Oytun Orhan (February 2010). "THE FORGOTTEN TURKS: TURKMENS OF LEBANON" (PDF). Center for Middle Eastern Strategic Studies. p. 8. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  6. ↑ George Taylor (1971). The Roman Temples of Lebanon: A Pictorial Guide (2 ed.). Dar el-Machreq Publishers. p. 166.
  7. ↑ Oytun Orhan (February 2010). "THE FORGOTTEN TURKS: TURKMENS OF LEBANON" (PDF). Center for Middle Eastern Strategic Studies. p. 8. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  8. ↑ "Syrian Turkmen flee to Lebanon's Turkish village". World Bulletin. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  9. ↑ "Kaweishra: A Turkish village in Lebanon". Anadolu Agency. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  10. ↑ Oytun Orhan (February 2010). "THE FORGOTTEN TURKS: TURKMENS OF LEBANON" (PDF). Center for Middle Eastern Strategic Studies. p. 8. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  11. ↑ TULAY KARADENIZ (28 Aug 2014). "Turkey's Erdogan consolidates power with ascent to presidency". Reuters. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  12. ↑ PATRICK GALEY (24 Nov 2010). "Turkish PM urges Israeli apology during Lebanon trip". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  13. ↑ "Kaweishra: A Turkish village in Lebanon". Anadolu Agency. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  14. ↑ "Kaweishra: A Turkish village in Lebanon". Anadolu Agency. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  15. ↑ "Syrian Turkmen flee to Lebanon's Turkish village". World Bulletin. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  16. ↑ "Turkey extends aid to Turkmen refugees in Lebanon". ANADOLU AGENCY. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.

Coordinates: 34°36′43″N 36°12′29″E / 34.612°N 36.208°E / 34.612; 36.208

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