Berkail

Berkail

برقايل
Berkail برقايل
	Berkail, 2015
	Berkail Location in Lebanon
	Coordinates: 34°28′39″N 36°02′02″E / 34.47750°N 36.03389°E / 34.47750; 36.03389
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Akkar
District	Akkar
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	+3

Berqayel or Berkayel (Arabic: برقايل) is one of the largest and the most historical towns in Akkar Governorate in northern Lebanon. Berkail is about 25 km north Tripoli. Berkail is well known by its olive production and green fields. It is a Sunni Muslim community.¹

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted the village, whose inhabitants were Sunni Muslim, located west of esh-Sheikh Mohammed.²

Economy

Much of Berkail's population is employed by the Lebanese Army. Olives are the main agricultural product.

References

"Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. p. 23. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 183

Bibliography

Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.

External links

Berqayel Archived 2016-10-24 at the Wayback Machine, Localiban

[1] "Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. p. 23. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[2] Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 183

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Berkail برقايل
Berkail, 2015
Berkail Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 34°28′39″N 36°02′02″E / 34.47750°N 36.03389°E / 34.47750; 36.03389
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Akkar
District	Akkar
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	+3