Districts of Lebanon. The Bsharri District is shown in white.

Bsharri District is a district (qadaa) of the North Governorate, Lebanon. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 424 × 599 pixels Full resolution (620 × 876 pixel, file size: 65 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) The author of this work, http://www. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 424 × 599 pixels Full resolution (620 × 876 pixel, file size: 65 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) The author of this work, http://www. ... Local government areas called districts are used, or have been used, in several countries. ... Qadaa, (plural aqdya) is an arab term for a subnational entity. ... North Governorate North Governorate (Arabic: الشمال; transliterated: ash-Shamal) is one of the governorates of Lebanon. ...

The population of the district was estimated to be 16,831 by the Ministry of Social Affairs.^[1] The capital of the district is Bsharri. The Ministry's estimate lacks credibility. According to the Daily Star, an English language Lebanese newspaper, a total of 20,000 people in the district voted in the 2005 elections. Furthermore, a report from the 'L'Orient-Le Jour' ^[2] states that well over 142,000 people voted during the "LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS OF MAY – JUNE 2005". Many residents refrained from voting in the last elections due to several political reasons. In addition the Ministry of Social Affairs ^[3] estimates that 39% of the Lebanese population was under 20 years of age which meant they were not eligible to vote. Considering these factors the population may be more realistically estimated at 250,000 people. Bsharri (also spelled Becharre, Bcharre, Bsharre; Arabic: ), is a Lebanese city at 1,650 m of altitude, near the Kadisha Valley. ...

The Bsharri District is bordered by the Zgharta and Minieh-Dinnieh Districts to the north, the Koura District to the west, the Baalbek District to the east and the Batroun District to the south.

The six main clans of the village Bsharri are: Taouk, Sukkar, Fakhry, Geagea, Rahme, Keyrouz. Many other families stem into sub-branches from the main six. A reason for this is differentiation of emmigrants after the Second World War. Other small Families are: Shoubay'aa, Arida, Shidya' ... The Bsharri district is predominantly Maronite Catholic, from here, 5 great priest were canonized and declared Saint, the most prominant is Saint Charbel from Beqa'a Kafra, well known all over the world for his many miracles. From here also the philosopher Gibran Khalil Gibran started his early life before he immigrated to USA. Khalil Gibran Gibran Khalil Gibran (January 6, 1883 – April 10, 1931) was a Lebanese poet, artist and Maronite Christian. ...

This district is a grouping of 26 villages and 2 valleys: -The Kadisha Valley where Maronite religious Hermites have resided since around the year 600 C.E. the last being the Great Priest St. Antonios Torbey whose file in the Vatican is progressing toward beatification. He lived most of his life in the ancient monastery of Saint Elisha located in a grotto deep in the Qadisha Valley. In this valley there is more than 26 monasteries all more than 1000 years old. -The second valley is the Qanoubin Valley where 6 Hermites of the fifth century are located and a huge cedar forest. This area was declared a protected area for eco-tourism by the Ministry of Tourism in 1999 ^[4]. The Abi Saab family has resided in the Bsharri District since the 14th century, they were "protectors" of the Maronite area, then governors of the area of Kouwaiteh and than the area of Jebbeh of Bsharri and Zghorta during the period of the Directorates. The Kadisha Valley (also known as Qadisha Valley, Wadi Qadisha, Ouadi Qadisha, or وادي قاديشا in Arabic) is located in Northern Lebanon. ... The Kadisha Valley (also known as Qadisha Valley, Wadi Qadisha, Ouadi Qadisha, or وادي قاديشا in Arabic) is located in Northern Lebanon. ... Maronites (Marunoye ܡܪܘܢܝܐܶ; in Syriac, Mâruniyya مارونية in Arabic) are members of an Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Pope of Rome. ...

Towns and villages

• Abdeen
• Bane
• Bani Saab (Mazra'at Bani Sa'ab)
• Bazoun
• Barhalyoun
• Beit Minzer
• Beqa'a Kefra (Saint Charbel Village)
• Bolla
• Blaouza
• Bqarqacha
• Brisat
• Bsharri
• Dimane
• El-Arz
• Hadath El-Jebbeh
• Hadchit
• Hasroun
• Kadisha Valley
• Kanate
• Kanyour
• Mazraat Assaf
• Metrit
• Qnat
• Shira
• Tourza
• Wadi Qannoubine

(incomplete) For other uses of the word bane, see bane (disambiguation). ... Saint Charbel (Arabic: مار شربل , May 8, 1828 – December 24, 1898), born as Youssef Antoun Makhlouf in Bekaa Kafra (North Lebanon), was a Lebanese Maronite Catholic monk and priest now venerated as a saint. ... Blaouza (also Blawza or Blouza, Arabic: بلوزا ) is a village located in the Bsharri District in the North Governorate of Lebanon. ... Bsharri (also spelled Becharre, Bcharre, Bsharre; Arabic: ), is a Lebanese city at 1,650 m of altitude, near the Kadisha Valley. ... The Maronite Patriarch summer residence, located in Dimane. ... Hadshit (also Hadchit or Hadchite, Arabic: ) is a village located in the Bsharri District in the North Governorate of Lebanon. ... Hasroun (also Hasrun or Hasroon, Arabic: حصرون ) is a village located in the Bsharri District in the North Governorate of Lebanon. ... The Kadisha valley (also known as Qadisha Valley or Quadi Qadisha) is located in Northern Lebanon. ...

See Also

• Districts of Lebanon

The 6 Governorates of Lebanon are divided into 25 Districts (Aqdya, singular - qadaa) -- or 26, counting the Governorate of Beirut which is not subdivided into districts. ...

References

1. ^ Lebanese Ministry of Environment: "Lebanon State of the Environment Report", Chapter 1, page 13, 2001.
2. ^ [http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/l/lebanon/lebanon20054.txt REPUBLIC OF LEBANON LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS OF MAY – JUNE 2005]
3. ^ Lebanese Ministry of Environment: "Lebanon State of the Environment Report", Chapter 1, page 14, 2001.
4. ^ Décision et Contre Décision ministérielles, menace sur les forêts de Mazraat Bani Saab, ORIENT-LE-JOUR February 2000

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