Zahlé District (Arabic: قضاء زحلة) is an administrative district of the Beqaa Governorate of the Republic of Lebanon. Its capital and largest town is the town of the same name. A reed-roofed town set among the eastern foothills of Mount Sannine. Zahlé was founded about 300 years ago in an area whose human habitation dates back some five millennia.[1]
Main cities and towns
- Ali an Nahri
- Anjar
- Barelias
- Jdita
- Majdal Anjar
- Qabb Ilyas
- Rayak
- Saadnayel
- Taalabaya
- Zahlé
- Qâa er Rîm
Demographics
The Zahlé district is one of the most diverse regions in Lebanon. The area is also home to a modest Armenian Orthodox and Catholic population, who have historically resided near the Anjar area of the district.
| Year | Christians | Muslims | Druze | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Greek Catholics | Maronites | Greek Orthodox | Armenian Orthodox | Syriac Orthodox | Armenian Catholics | Other Christians | Total | Sunnis | Shias | Alawites | Druze | |
| 2014[2] | |||||||||||||
Other settlements
- Ablah
- Ain Kfar Zabad
- Bouarij
- Chtaura
- Dalhamiye
- Deir el Ghazal
- Ferzol
- Haoush el Ghanam
- Haoush Hala
- Hay el Fikani
- Kfar Zabad
- Makse
- Masa
- Mreijat
- Nabi Ayla
- Nasriyet Rizk
- Niha Bekaa
- Qousaya
- Raait
- Taanayel
- Tal Amara
See also
References
- ^ "Zahle". www.middleeast.com. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
- ^ https://lub-anan.com/المحافظات/البقاع/زحلة/المذاهب/
| Akkar Governorate |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Baalbek-Hermel Governorate | ||
| Beirut Governorate | ||
| Beqaa Governorate | ||
| Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate | ||
| Mount Lebanon Governorate | ||
| Nabatieh Governorate | ||
| North Governorate | ||
| South Governorate | ||
Capital: Zahlé | ||
| Towns and villages |  | |
| Other | ||
33°50′48″N 35°53′51″E / 33.8468°N 35.8976°E
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