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North Governorate

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Country
  
Lebanon

Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

Capital
  
Tripoli

Area
  
2,025 km²

North Governorate

Destinations
  
Tripoli, Batroun, Ehden, Zgharta, Zgharta District

Colleges and Universities
  
University of Balamand, Al Jinan University, American University of Techno, University of Tripoli Lebanon

Points of interest
  
Kadisha Valley, Gibran Museum, Baatara gorge waterfall, Mansouri Great Mosque, Cedars of God

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North Governorate (Arabic: الشمال‎‎, Aš Šamāl) is one of the governorates of Lebanon. Its capital is Tripoli.

Contents

Map of North Governorate, Lebanon

Districts

North Governorate is divided into districts, or aqdya. The districts are listed below (capitals in parentheses):

  • Batroun (Batroun)
  • Bsharri (Bsharri)
  • Koura (Amioun)
  • Miniyeh-Danniyeh District (Miniyeh)
  • Tripoli (Tripoli)
  • Zgharta (Zgharta / Ehden)
  • A law was passed in 2003 to separate Akkar District from North Governorate and form a new governorate, Akkar Governorate. Implementation of Akkar Governorate began in 2014 with the appointment of its first governor.

    Religion in North Governorate

    The Sunni denomination makes up the majority of the population with 54.4%; Christians make the second largest group with 41.6%; and Alawites are the last with 3.7%.

    Areas with large Muslim populations include Tripoli, Akkar, and the Miniyeh-Danniyeh districts. On the other hand, the Christian population is largely centered in the Batroun, Koura, Zgharta, and Bsharri districts.

    References

    North Governorate Wikipedia


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