Beqaa is a governorate

Governorates of Lebanon

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 in Lebanon

Lebanon

Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...

 with a population of 750,000 inhabitants.

Geography

The Beqaa governorate covers an area of 4,429 km². Béqaa is the primary center of Lebanon's agriculture. The Beqaa governorate forms the main geographical extension of Lebanon and it lies between the Western and Eastern Lebanese Mountain ranges. Two rivers run through Béqaa: the Litani River

Litani River

The Litani River is an important water resource in southern Lebanon. The river rises in the fertile Beqaa Valley valley, west of Baalbek, and empties into the Mediterranean Sea north of Tyre. Exceeding 140 km in length, the Litani River is the longest river in Lebanon and provides an average...

 and the Asi River

It encompasses Beqaa Valley

Beqaa Valley

The Beqaa Valley is a fertile valley in east Lebanon. For the Romans, the Beqaa Valley was a major agricultural source, and today it remains Lebanon’s most important farming region...

.

Climate and tourism

The temperature ranges from -10 to 35 °C throughout the year. Béqaa receives heavy rain and snow during the winter.

The villages of Zahlé

Zahlé

Zahlé is the capital and largest city of Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon. With around 50,000 inhabitants, it is the fourth largest city in Lebanon, after Beirut, Tripoli and Jounieh...

, Baalbeck, Niha, Anjar, Qab Elias, Kfar Zabad, Karaon Dam, Chtaura

Chtaura

Chtaura is a town in Lebanon in the fertile Beqaa valley located between the Mount Lebanon and the Anti-Lebanon mountain range. It is located halfway on the Beirut Damascus highway. It is located 44 km from Beirut....

 and Furzul are the area's main tourism destinations. The governorate of Béqaa lies on the ancient route between Lebanon, Syria

Syria

Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....

, and the rest of the Arab world. The governorate is known for its wine

Wine

Wine is an alcoholic beverage, made of fermented fruit juice, usually from grapes. The natural chemical balance of grapes lets them ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes, or other nutrients. Grape wine is produced by fermenting crushed grapes using various types of yeast. Yeast...

 industry, summer festivals, and its cuisine.

Religion in the Beqaa Governorate

Shias make the majority with 61.04%, Christians with 23.16%, Sunnis with 12.27%, and Druze only 3.53%.

Districts

• Zahle
  Zahle District
  Zahle District is an administrative district in the Beqaa Governorate of the Republic of Lebanon.The people of Zahle district are almost entirely Christian, it is the capital of the Biqa region in Lebanon, with a district population of around 500,000. About half of the people are maronites, 25 %...
  
  
• Baalbek
  Baalbek District
  Baalbek District is an administrative district in the Beqaa Governorate of the Republic of Lebanon, having Baalbek as its capital. It is by far the largest district in the country comprising a total of 2319 km2....
  
  
• Hermel
  Hermel District
  The Hermel District is a district in the Beqaa Governorate of Lebanon. Population estimated at 39,000The capital of the Hermel District is Hermel.-References:*...
  
  
• Rashaya
  Rashaya District
  Rashaya District is an administrative district in the Beqaa Governorate of the Republic of Lebanon.Most of Rachaya's population are Christians with a large Druze minority. Many people of Rachaya have left for larger cities in Lebanon such as Beirut...
  
  
• Western Beqaa
  Western Beqaa District
  Western Beqaa District is an administrative district in the Beqaa Governorate of the Republic of Lebanon. The capital is Joub Jannine....
  
  

Cities

• Zahlé
  Zahlé
  Zahlé is the capital and largest city of Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon. With around 50,000 inhabitants, it is the fourth largest city in Lebanon, after Beirut, Tripoli and Jounieh...
  
  
• Fourzol
• Baalbek
  Baalbek
  Baalbek is a town in the Beqaa Valley of Lebanon, altitude , situated east of the Litani River. It is famous for its exquisitely detailed yet monumentally scaled temple ruins of the Roman period, when Baalbek, then known as Heliopolis, was one of the largest sanctuaries in the Empire...
  
  
• Bouday
• Rayak
• Joub Jannine
  Joub Jannine
  Joub Jannine is located in the Beqaa Valley valley in Lebanon.Joub Jannine is the center of the Western Beqaa District, hosting the Serail, which is a main governmental building serving the area. Joub Jannine is surrounded by a number of villages...
  
  
• Al-Bireh, Lebanon
  Al-Bireh, Lebanon
  Al-Bireh is a town in the south-eastern portion of the Bekaa Governorate of the Republic of Lebanon. Al-Bireh is part of the Rashaya municipal district. Its population is estimated to be 9000...
  
  
• Shmistar
• Anjar
  Anjar, Lebanon
  Anjar , also known as Haoush Mousa , is a town of Lebanon located in the Bekaa Valley. The population is 2,400, consisting almost entirely of Armenians. The total area is about twenty square kilometers...
  
  
• Kabelias
  Kabelias
  Kabelias is a municipality in Zahle District, Lebanon. Kabelias is 15 kilometers from Zahleh and 45 kilometers from the capital Beirut. Its elevations is 950 meters above sea level...
  
  
• Kherbet Rouha
  Kherbet Rouha
  Kherbet Rouha is a town in the Rashaya District of Lebanon. It lies in the Bekaa Valley, about northwest of Mount Hermon at coordinates: 33°34'16"N 35°51'9"E. The town is known for its Sunni Muslim conservatism along with having the largest mosque towers in Lebanon.People from Kherbet Rouha have...
  
  
• Nabi Ayla
• Kasarnaba
  Kasarnaba
  Kasarnaba قصرنبا is a town in Beqaa Governorate, Baalbek District, Lebanon famous for its hilly terrain and Traditional Agricultural practices. The town is located at the shoulder of The Western Lebanese Mountain Range just to the East of Mount Sanine specifically and it overlooks the central parts...
  
  
• Al Karoun
• Deir El Ghazal
• Qusaya
• Deir El Ahmar
  Deir el Ahmar
  Deir El Ahmar is a Lebanese town, located at 100 km from Beirut and 12 km northeast of Baalbeck in the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon.-Demography and religion:...
  
  
• Sawiri, Lebanon
  Sawiri, Lebanon
  -Name and location:Sawiri is a mid-sized town in the eastern part of Lebanon. It is located on the Syrian border, in governorate of Beqaa in the foothills of the eastern mountains.- Population :...