Mount Lebanon Governorate
Encyclopedia
Mount Lebanon is one of the Governorates of Lebanon
. Its capital is Baabda
. The overwhelming majority of its population is Maronites
, Greek Orthodox, and Melkite Greek Catholic Christians. However, there are also many Muslims in the area, and there is the Druze
community.
or Caza) which are:
Shia are the last with 6.88%.
Governorates of Lebanon
||Lebanon is divided into six governorates , listed with their capitals in parentheses:#Beirut #Mount Lebanon #North #Beqaa #Nabatiye #South...
. Its capital is Baabda
Baabda
Baabda is the capital city of Baabda District as well as the capital of Mount Lebanon Governorate, western Lebanon. Baabda was the capital city of the autonomous Ottoman Mount Lebanon....
. The overwhelming majority of its population is Maronites
Maronites
Maronites , is an ethnoreligious group in the Middle East that have been historically tied with Lebanon. They derive their name from the Syriac saint Mar Maron whose followers moved to Mount Lebanon from northern Syria establishing the Maronite Church....
, Greek Orthodox, and Melkite Greek Catholic Christians. However, there are also many Muslims in the area, and there is the Druze
Druze
The Druze are an esoteric, monotheistic religious community, found primarily in Syria, Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan, which emerged during the 11th century from Ismailism. The Druze have an eclectic set of beliefs that incorporate several elements from Abrahamic religions, Gnosticism, Neoplatonism...
community.
Districts
The governorate is divided into 6 districts (Aqdya, singular - qadaaQadaa
Kaza or caza , meaning "jurisdiction" and often translated "district," is a term for a second-level administrative division in Iraq and Lebanon and for a third-level administrative division in Jordan and the former Ottoman Empire....
or Caza) which are:
- BaabdaBaabda DistrictBaabda District , sometimes spelled B'abda, is a district in Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, to the south and east of the Lebanon's capital Beirut...
(BaabdaBaabdaBaabda is the capital city of Baabda District as well as the capital of Mount Lebanon Governorate, western Lebanon. Baabda was the capital city of the autonomous Ottoman Mount Lebanon....
) قضاء بعبدا - AleyAley DistrictAley is a district in Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, to the south-east of the Lebanon's capital Beirut. The capital is Aley. Aley city was previously known as the "bride of the summers" during the 1960 and 70s, when Aley and neighboring Bhamdune were attractive tourist locations for Gulf tourists and...
(AleyAleyAley is a picturesque town in Mount Lebanon. It is located 17 km uphill from Beirut, just south of the summer resort of Bhamdoun and north of the strategic town of Souk El Gharb.-Demographics:...
) قضاء عاليه - MatnMatn DistrictMatn , sometimes spelled Metn, is a district in the Mount Lebanon Governorate of Lebanon, east of the Lebanon's capital Beirut...
(JdeidehJdeidehJdeideh , , is a coastal municipality and the administrative capital of the Matn District in the Mount Lebanon Governorate....
) قضاء المتن - KeserwanKeserwan DistrictKeserwan is a district in the Mount Lebanon Governorate , Lebanon, to the northeast of the Lebanon's capital Beirut...
(JouniehJouniehJounieh is a Mediterranean coastal city about 16 kilometers north of Beirut, Lebanon. Jounieh is known for its seaside resorts, pubs, restaurants and nightclubs, as well as its old stone souk, ferry, and cablecar , which takes passengers up the mountain to the shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon in...
) قضاء كسروان - ChoufChouf DistrictChouf is a historic region of Lebanon, as well as an administrative district in the governorate of Mount Lebanon....
(Beiteddine) قضاء الشوف - JbeilJbeil DistrictByblos /Jbeil is a district in the Mount Lebanon Governorate , Lebanon, to the northeast of the Lebanon's capital Beirut...
(ByblosByblosByblos is the Greek name of the Phoenician city Gebal . It is a Mediterranean city in the Mount Lebanon Governorate of present-day Lebanon under the current Arabic name of Jubayl and was also referred to as Gibelet during the Crusades...
) قضاء جبيل
Religion in Mount Lebanon Governorate
Christians makes the majority with 67.32%; Druze makes the second most with 18.47%; Sunnis makes the third with 7.33%;Shia are the last with 6.88%.