Aintoura

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Aintoura ( _ar. عينطورة) and sometimes spelled "Antoura", is a town in the Mount Lebanon Governorate.

Geography

It is a picturesque town in Mount Lebanon, known for it nice moderate climate. Winters are mild while summers are hot with average temperatures between 28-33°C (82-92°F). The origin of the town's name in the Syriac language means "mountain spring", areference to the famous spring near the top of the town. Aintoura is situated in a small valley facing the Mediterranean sea and surrounded by mountains from the other 3 sides.Pine and oaks forests surround the town while its houses are nestled among orange andalmond groves

Demography

The inhabitants of Aintoura are Lebanese and followers of the Maronite Catholic churche. The main families in Aintoura are the Hage, Azar, Abi Nakhles, Khalils and Sfeirs.

chools

Aintoura is known for its schools, such as Collège St. Joseph Antoura and the Lebanese Canadian University - ESIG. Many literary and public figures of Lebanon and the Levant were educated in its schools, such as the poet, May Ziade, the journalist and owner of An-Nahar newspaper, the father of the late Gibran Tueni and former Lebanese ambassador Ghassan Tueni, the politicians Kamal Jumblatt and Maurice Gemayel, and former Lebanese presidents Suleiman Franjieh, René Mouawad, Elias Sarkis. [ [http://www.lebwa.org/life/ziadeh.php Life of a Woman ] ] [http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soleimane_Frangi%C3%A9] [ [http://www.nndb.com/people/605/000101302/ Kamal Jumblatt ] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.aintoura.org Aintoura's Official Website]
* [http://www.college-antoura.edu.lb Collège Saint Joseph Antoura]
* [http://www.esig.edu.lb Lebanese Canadian University-ESIG]