Irkay (Arabic إركي, also known as Erkay, Erki) is a municipality located in the South of Lebanon (Al Janub) 11 kilometres southeast of Sidon. It has a population of approximately 5,000 people.
Irkay (Arabic إركي, also known as Erkay, Erki) is a municipality located in the South of Lebanon (Al Janub) 11 kilometres southeast of Sidon. It has a population of approximately 5,000 people.
==Geography== Irkay is situated in the Al-Janub (Southern) governorate, southeast from the capital, Beirut, and borders two small towns, ‘Izzah in the east and Khzaiz in the west. It is only 36 miles (58 km) from Beirut and only 9 miles (15 km) from Sidon (Saïda), one of the main ports in Lebanon. The town is situated on the Jabal ‘Aamel mountain range which begins from Sidon and stretches throughout the South, making the town’s average altitude 1243 feet (378m) above sea-level. The low population of 4850 people and the vast area of the town resulted in a small population density and hence many houses are scattered at different altitudes within the town region.
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