Zahlé District

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. Zahle was founded about 300 years ago in an area whose past reaches back some five millennia.[1]

Religion in the Zahle District

  Christianity (55%)
  Sunni Islam (28%)
  Shia Islam (16%)
  Druze (1%)
Zahlé
District
قضاء زحلة
Vineyards
Location in Lebanon
Country Lebanon
CapitalZahlé
Area
 • Total164 sq mi (425 km2)
Population
 • Total300,000
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Main cities and towns

Demographics

The Zahlé district is one of the most diverse regions in Lebanon. Roughly 55% of the population is of the Christian religion, with a decent portion being Greek Catholic. The remaining 45% of the population is of the Muslim religion, which the majority belongs to the Sunni and a minority of Shiite denominations. The area is also home to a modest Armenian Orthodox and Catholic population, who have historically resided near the Anjar area of the district.

Kabelias municipal garden, Zahlé District

Other settlements

See also

References
  1. "Zahle". www.middleeast.com. Retrieved 2020-12-10.


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