Beit Awkar

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]}