Mount Lebanon Governorate

Mount Lebanon Governorate محافظة جبل لبنان Gouvernorat du Mont-Liban
Map of Lebanon with Mount Lebanon highlighted
Coordinates: 33°50′N 35°32′E
Country	Lebanon
Capital	Baabda
Government
• Governor	Mohammed Al-Makkawi
Area
• Total	1,958 km2 (756 sq mi)
Population  (2015)
• Total	1,800,000
• Density	920/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Mount Lebanon Governorate (Arabic: محافظة جبل لبنان) is one of the eight governorates of Lebanon. Its capital is Baabda. The majority of the population is Druze and Christian (chiefly Maronite, Greek Orthodox, and Melkite), with a smaller minority of Muslims of various sects.

This governorate is named after the mountainous region of Mount Lebanon and, except for the small Beirut Governorate, spans the area along the Mediterranean coast between Lebanon's North Governorate and South Governorate.

Districts

The governorate is divided into six districts (aqḍiyah, singular qaḍāʼ):

District	Arabic name	Capital
Aley	قضاء عاليه	Aley
Baabda	قضاء بعبدا	Baabda
Chouf	قضاء الشوف	Beiteddine
Byblos	قضاء جبيل	Byblos
Keserwan	قضاء كسروان	Jounieh
Matn	قضاء المتن	Jdeideh

Ruins of port in Byblos

Religion

Religion in the Governorate of Mount Lebanon (2020)

  Christianity (85%)

  Druze (10%)

  Sunni (2.5%)

  Shia (2.5%)

Maronite Christians form the majority of the Kesrwan and Byblos districts, and a plurality in the Metn and Baabda districts (other Christian denominations such as Greek orthodox, Armenian orthodox, and Greek Catholics, make up the rest of the population alongside Muslim minorities). The Druze are the majority in the Aley district and a plurality in the Chouf district (nearly equal in numbers with Sunni Muslims and Christians). Shia minorities exist in Baabda and Byblos districts, making up 25% and 20% of those regions, respectively.

See also

• Mount Lebanon