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Encyclopedia > Governorates of Lebanon
Map of the governorates of Lebanon in geographic order, clockwise from Beirut.

Lebanon is divided into 6 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah).(capitals in parentheses): Image File history File links Lebanon_governorates_numbered_geo. ... A governorate is a subnational entity. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Governorate. ...

  1. Beirut (Beirut)
  2. Mount Lebanon (Baabda)
  3. North Lebanon (Tripoli)
  4. Beqaa (Zahleh)
  5. Nabatyeh (Nabatyeh)
  6. South Lebanon (Sidon)

The Governorate of Beirut The Governorate of Beirut is the only Lebanese governorate that consists of one district and one city, Beirut, which is also its capital, and the capital of Lebanon. ... Central Beirut (2004) Beirut (Arabic: , BayrÅ«t) is the capital, largest city, and chief seaport of Lebanon. ... Mount Lebanon is one of the Governorates of Lebanon. ... Baabda (Arabic: بعبدا) is a capital city of Mount Lebanon Governorate, western Lebanon. ... North Lebanon is one of the Governorates of Lebanon. ... Tripoli (Arabic طرابلس Trablus, academically transliterated Ṭarābulus) is the second-largest city in Lebanon. ... The Beqaa Beqaa is a governorate in Lebanon with a population of 750,000 inhabitants. ... The town of Zahle Zahle (also spelled Zahlah and Zahlé) is a red-roofed town set among the eastern foothills of Mount Sannine and enjoys a prime location in the Beqaa valley of Lebanon. ... Nabatiye (Arabic: النبطية) is a capital city of Nabatiye Governorate, southern Lebanon. ... The Governorate of South Lebanon The Governorate of South Lebanon has a population of 360,000 inhabitants and an area of 2,000 sq km. ... Sidon, Zidon or Saida, (Arabic صيدا á¹¢aydā is the third-largest city in Lebanon. ...

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The Lebanese Republic or Lebanon is a country in the Middle East, along the Mediterranean Sea (on the west), bordered by Syria on the east and north, and Israel on the south.
Lebanon borders Syria for 375 kilometres to the north and to the east and Israel for 79 kilometres to the south.
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