Zahlé District (Arabic: قضاء زحلة) is an administrative district of the Beqaa Governorate of the Republic of Lebanon. Its capital and largest town is the town of the same name. A reed-roofed town set among the eastern foothills of Mount Sannine. Zahlé was founded about 300 years ago in an area whose human habitation dates back some five millennia.[1]
Zahlé | |
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District | |
| قضاء زحلة | |
 Vineyards | |
 Location in Lebanon | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Capital | Zahlé |
| Area | |
| • Total | 164 sq mi (425 km2) |
| Population | |
| • Estimate (31 December 2017) | 336,382 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Main cities and towns
editDemographics
editThe Zahlé district is one of the most diverse regions in Lebanon. As of 2022, the religious make-up of the District's 183,425 voters were roughly 30% Sunni, 17% Greek Catholic, 17% Shia, 16% Maronite Catholics, 9% Greek Orthodox, and 11% others.[2] The area is also home to a modest Armenian Orthodox and Catholic population, who have historically resided near the Anjar area of the district.
Other settlements
edit- Ablah
- Ain Kfar Zabad
- Bouarij
- Chtaura
- Dalhamiye
- Deir el Ghazal
- Ferzol
- Haoush el Ghanam
- Haoush Hala
- Hay el Fikani
- Kfar Zabad
- Makse
- Masa
- Mreijat
- Nabi Ayla
- Nasriyet Rizk
- Niha Bekaa
- Qousaya
- Raait
- Taanayel
- Tal Amara
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Zahle". www.middleeast.com. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
- ^ "Mapping Lebanon: Data and statistics".
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