Kousba

Kousba (Arabic: كوسبا) is a village in the Koura District, in the Northern Governorate of Lebanon. Kousba has around 5,000 residents, most of which are Greek Orthodox.^[1]

Kousba كوسبا
Village
Kousba Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 34°18′6″N 35°51′10″E
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	North Governorate
District	Koura District
Highest elevation	500 m (1,600 ft)
Lowest elevation	450 m (1,480 ft)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code	+961

Etymology

According to the elderly residents of this town, the name Kousba comes from the word "hidden" because of how it lies between mountains.^{[citation needed][clarification needed]}

Geography

Kousba's surface is 6.02 square kilometers, with an altitude of 500 meters.^[2]

Kousba is situated 18 km south of Tripoli and 12 km east of Chekka. A main road that runs from Chekka to Bsharri (called "Chekka Arz Highway") passes through Kousba.

There are many landmarks in Kousba, including ancient historical monuments, touristic attractions, religious sites,^[3] sport clubs, teaching institutions and social clubs^{[citation needed]}.

Demographics

In 1953, Kousba's population was 1,732, making it the second most populous village in the Koura District after Amyoun.^[4] Its population has since increased to about 5,000 residents.^{[citation needed][when?]} Statistics from the 2004 municipal elections indicated that Kousba had 7,193 registered voters—of which 4,940 voted.^[2]

In 2014, Christians made up 94.96% of registered voters in Kousba. 79.10% of the voters were Greek Orthodox and 13.09% were Maronite Catholics.^[5]

Economy

There are 23 companies in Kousba that have more than five employees.^[2]

Education

There were 311 students enrolled in its two public schools in 2002.^[2]

Human resources

Health

Kousba has one medical center^{[citation needed]} but no hospitals.^[2]

Families in Kousba

Abdullah, Andraous, Antoun, Atieh, Awad, Ayoub, Azar, Bchara, Braheem, Chehade, Dannawi, Fadil, Farah, Fayad, Ghazi, Gosen, Greij, Habib, Hakeem, Hanna, Haykal, Ibrahim, Isaac, Israel, Jabbour, Kamar, Kanaan, Kheir, El-Khoury, Manssour, Mitri, Moussa, Nahas, Namey, Nasr, Nassar, Rihana, Roumi, Saab, Saba, Saddic, Sarkis, Sarraf, Sassine, El-Tom, Wakeem, Yacoub, Younis, Youssef, Zeidan and El Zalameh.^[6]