. . . "Akkar District"@en . . . "\u0639\u0643\u0627\u0631"@en . . "Akkar (Arabic: \u0639\u0643\u0627\u0631\u200E) is a district (Qadaa) in the North Governorate, Lebanon. It covers an area of 788 km2 (304 sq mi) and has a population of 198,174. The capital lies at Halba. The name Akkar is derived from the Syriac word, Akkare, meaning farmers.The district is characterized by the presence of a relatively large coastal plain, with high mountains to the east. Akkar had been governed during the last 400 years by the Emirs and the beiks of the Merheb (Muriby) family."@en . "198174"^^ . "7.88e+08"^^ . "+2" . .