Nabatieh Governorate

Nabatieh Governorate (Arabic: محافظة النبطية, Muḥāfaẓat an-Nabaṭiyyah) is one of the nine governorates of Lebanon. The area of this governorate is 1,058 km². The capital is Nabatieh.

Nabatieh محافظة النبطية
Map of Lebanon with Nabatieh highlighted
Coordinates: 33°18′N 35°30′E
Country	Lebanon
Capital	Nabatieh
Government
• Governor	Mahmoud Al-Mawla
Area
• Total	1,058 km2 (408 sq mi)
Population
• Estimate  (31 December 2017)[1]	383,839
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Districts

Districts of the Nabatieh Governorate

The governorate is divided into four districts (Aqdiya, singular qadaa) containing 130 municipalities. The capitals are in brackets:

• Bint Jbeil (Bint Jbeil) – 36 municipalities
• Hasbaya (Hasbaya) – 20 municipalities
• Marjayoun (Marjayoun) – 32 municipalities
• Nabatieh (Nabatieh) – 42 municipalities

The view from Shreife IDF military post in Lebanon

Demographics

According to registered voters in 2014:

Religion in the Nabatieh Governorate

1. Shia Islam (78.32%)
2. Sunni Islam (7.26%)
3. Christianity (10.41%)
4. Druze (3.67%)
5. Other (0.34%)

Year	Christians					Muslims				Druze
	Total	Maronites	Greek Orthodox	Greek Catholics	Other Christians	Total	Shias	Sunnis	Alawites	Druze
2014[2]	10.41%	5.52%	2.44%	1.89%	0.56%	85.59%	78.32%	7.26%	0.01%	3.67%

Cities, towns and villages

This list includes all cities, towns and villages with more than 6,000 registered voters in 2014:^[3]

English Name	Population	District
Nabatieh	25,362	Nabatieh District
Bint Jbeil	20,760	Bint Jbeil District
Al-Khiyam	16,047	Marjayoun District
Shebaa	12,437	Hasbaya District
Mais al-Jabal	10,965	Marjayoun District
Aitaroun	9,332	Bint Jbeil District
Hasbaya	7,948	Hasbaya District
Taybeh	7,519	Marjayoun District
Shaqra	6,647	Bint Jbeil District
Marjayoun	6,479	Marjayoun District
Jibshit	6,219	Nabatieh District
Tibnin	6,183	Bint Jbeil District

See also

• Southern Lebanon
• Jabal Amel