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Beit Awkar, Beit Okar, Beit Aoukar (Arabic: بيت عوكر) is a village in Zgharta District, in the Northern Governorate of Lebanon. It is located 15 km to the east of Tripoli, 10 km from Zgharta.[1]
The people of the village are predominantly Maronite Christians.[2]
It has a beautiful nature and a strategic view over Tripoli, Zgharta, Koura, and part of Dunnieh and Bsharreh mountains. It is well known for having a high level of educated people and priests.[citation needed] Amongst notable people from the village is Mary Rose Oakar, a 27-year-old congresswoman and a fighter for Arabic rights in the United States.[citation needed] We note that most of the villagers have the same family name, Awkar.
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