Baalbek District
District in Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Baalbek District (Arabic: قضاء بعلبك) is an administrative district[citation needed] in the Baalbek-Hermel Governorate of the Republic of Lebanon,[1] having the city Baalbek as its capital. It is by far the largest district in the country comprising a total of 2,319 km2 (895 sq mi).
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Baalbek District | |
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District | |
| قضاء بعلبك | |
Shmistar, Baalbek District | |
 Location in Lebanon | |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Governorate | Baalbek-Hermel Governorate |
| Capital | Baalbek |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,319 km2 (895 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Estimate (31 December 2017) | 387,935 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Major towns of the district are Hallanieh, Temnin el Fawka, Chmestar, Duris, Jdeide, Kasarnaba and Bodai
Demographics
According to registered voters in 2014:
| Year | Christians | Muslims | Druze | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Maronites | Greek Catholics | Greek Orthodox | Other Christians | Total | Shias | Sunnis | Alawites | Druze | |
| 2014[2] | ||||||||||
References
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