Shaqra, Lebanon
Chaqra
شقرا | |
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Village | |
| Shaqra | |
Chaqra in Winter | |
Chaqra Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°11′30″N 35°27′46″E / 33.19167°N 35.46278°E | |
| Grid position | 193/288 PAL (village) 198/289 PAL (castle) |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Governorate | Nabatieh |
| District | Bint Jbeil |
| Government | |
| • Mukhtar | Subhi Haidar Khalaf |
| Elevation | 620 m (2,030 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 12,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 0000 |
| Dialing code | (+961) 07 |
| Website | http://chaqradubay.org/ |
Chaqra (also spelt Shaqra, Chakra or even Chacra in French spellings; Arabic: شقرا [ALA-LC: Shaqrā]), officially Chaqra and Doubay (Arabic: شقرا ودوبيه Shaqra wa Dubay), is a municipality in southern Lebanon, 116 km from Beirut; located in the Bint Jbeil District. It consists of two parts: the village Chaqra; while Doubay (or Qal'at ad-Dubba), located about 4 km west of the village, is a castle dating at least to the Crusader era. Shaqra's inhabitants are called the Shaqrawis (French spelling: Chaqraouis).