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.
Districts
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
Demographics
According to registered voters in 2014:
Religion in the Nabatieh Governorate
Shia Islam (78.32%)
Sunni Islam (7.26%)
Christianity (10.41%)
Druze (3.67%)
Other (0.34%)
| Year | Christians | Muslims | Druze | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Maronites | Greek Orthodox | Greek Catholics | Other Christians | Total | Shias | Sunnis | Alawites | Druze | |
| 2014[2] | ||||||||||
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
References
- ^ Brinkhoff, Thomas (2 March 2019). "Lebanon: Administrative Division". City Population. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ https://lub-anan.com/المحافظات/النبطية/المذاهب/
- ^ https://lub-anan.com/المحافظات/النبطية/البلدات/
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