Mount Lebanon Governorate

Mount Lebanon Governorate (Arabic: محافظة جبل لبنان‎) is one of the eight governorates of Lebanon. Its capital is Baabda.

Mount Lebanon Governorate

محافظة جبل لبنان
Gouvernorat du Mont-Liban
Map of Lebanon with Mount Lebanon highlighted
Coordinates: 33°50′N 35°32′E
CountryLebanon
CapitalBaabda
Government
 • GovernorMohammed Al-Makkawi
Area
 • Total1,958 km2 (756 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total1,800,000
 • Density920/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

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

Districts

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

DistrictArabic nameCapital
Aleyقضاء عاليهAley
Baabdaقضاء بعبداBaabda
Choufقضاء الشوفBeiteddine
Byblosقضاء جبيلByblos
Keserwanقضاء كسروانJounieh
Matnقضاء المتنJdeideh
Ruins of port in Byblos

Religion

Religion in the Governorate of Mount Lebanon (2020)

  Christianity (85%)
  Druze (10%)
  Sunni (2.5%)
  Shia (2.5%)

Mount Lebanon is predominantly Christian. Maronites form the majority of the Kesrwan and Byblos districts, and a plurality in the Metn and Baabda districts (other Christian denominations such as Greek Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, and Greek Catholics make up the rest of the population alongside Muslim minorities). The Druze are the majority in the Aley district and a plurality in the Chouf district (nearly equal in numbers with Sunni Muslims and Christians). Shia minorities exist in Baabda and Byblos districts, making up 25% and 20% of those regions, respectively.

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