Mount Lebanon Governorate




Place in Lebanon




































Mount Lebanon Governorate


محافظة جبل لبنان


Map of Lebanon with Mount Lebanon highlighted
Map of Lebanon with Mount Lebanon highlighted

Coordinates: 33°50′N 35°32′E / 33.833°N 35.533°E / 33.833; 35.533Coordinates: 33°50′N 35°32′E / 33.833°N 35.533°E / 33.833; 35.533
Country Lebanon
Capital Baabda
Area

 • Total 1,958 km2 (756 sq mi)
Population
(2015)

 • Total 1,800,000
 • Density 920/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+3 (EEST)

Mount Lebanon Governorate (Arabic: محافظة جبل لبنان‎) is one of the eight governorates of Lebanon. Its capital is located in Baabda. An outright majority of the population (approx. 80%) is Christian (chiefly Maronite, Greek Orthodox, and Melkite), with minorities of Druze, Muslims of various sects.


This governorate is named after the mountainous region of Mount Lebanon and, except for Beirut which as a population of 330,000 spans the area along the Mediterranean coast between Lebanon's North Governorate and South Governorate.




Contents






  • 1 Districts


  • 2 Religion


  • 3 See also


  • 4 References





Districts


The governorate is divided into six districts (aqḍiyah, singular qaḍāʼ):






































District Arabic name Capital
Aley قضاء عاليه
Aley
Baabda قضاء بعبدا
Baabda
Chouf قضاء الشوف
Beiteddine
Jbeil قضاء جبيل
Byblos
Keserwan قضاء كسروان
Jounieh
Matn قضاء المتن
Jdeideh



Ruins of port in Byblos



Religion
















Religion in the Mount Lebanon Governorate



  Christianity (80%)


  Druze (10%)


  Sunni Islam (5%)


  Shia Islam (5%)



The population in the north is overwhelmingly Christian; in the southern part of the governorate it is a mix of Christian, Druze and Sunni. As a whole the governorate, not including Beirut which is its own governorate, is 80% Christian, 10% Druze, with the remaining 10% evenly split between Sunnis and Shi'as[1]. Overall, Lebanon's population of 5 million (not counting 2 million refugees) is 40% Christian, 55% Muslim and 5% Druze.



See also



  • Mount Lebanon


References





  1. ^ https://elections.lebanese-forces.com/electoral-districts/












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