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Amioun
أميون | |
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City | |
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  Amioun Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 34°18′0″N 35°48′0″E / 34.30000°N 35.80000°E | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | North Lebanon Governorate |
| District | Koura District |
| Founded by | Phoenicians |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Mayor | Malek Fares |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.4 km2 (4.4 sq mi) |
| along the "Cedars' way" | |
| Highest elevation | 330 m (1,080 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 298 m (978 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 10,658[1] |
| • Religion | 99.5% Eastern Orthodox |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Dialing code | +961 6 |
| Website | http://www.amioun.org |
Amioun (Arabic: أميون, romanized: Amyūn; Greek: Αμιούν) is the capital of the predominantly Greek Orthodox Koura District (i.e. χώρα, "country" in Greek) in North Lebanon.[2]
- ^ Amioun. baldati.com
- ^ "Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. pp. 22–23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-06-03. Retrieved 29 October 2016.