Dahr-al-Ain

Dahr-al-Ain (Arabic: ضهر العين) is a village in the Koura District of Lebanon, with a Maronite-majority population.^[1]

Dahr Al-Ain ضهر العين
Village
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	North Governorate
District	Koura District
Government
Area
• Total	144 km2 (56 sq mi)
Elevation	114 m (374 ft)
Population
• Total	62,352
• Density	443/km2 (1,150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code	+961

Demographics

In 2014, Christians made up 98.39% of registered voters in Dahr-al-Ain. 70.43% of the voters were Maronite Catholics and 19.35% were Greek Orthodox.^[2]

Murder case

It attracted media attention in May 2010 when two brothers, Tony and Nayef Saleh, were shot by Hanna al-Bersawi on May 28, apparently for political reasons only days before the municipal polls.^[3]