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Baabda District
Baabda District (, transliteration: ''Qada' Baabda''), sometimes spelled ''B'abda'', is a district (''qadaa'') of Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon, to the south and east of the Lebanon's capital Beirut. The region is also popularly known as "Southern Matn District" (, transliteration: ''al-Matn al-Janoubi''), as distinct from Matn District, Northern Matn District, (; transliteration: ''al-Matn ash-Shimali''). The capital of Baabda District is the city of Baabda. Demographics The inhabitants of the Baabda district are mainly Maronite Christianity in Lebanon, Maronite Catholics, Shia Islam in Lebanon, Shia Muslims and Druze in Lebanon, Druze. Shia Muslims in the Baabda district mostly inhabit the coastal area of the district which lies directly south of Beirut. This area is also known as Dahieh or the southern suburbs of Beirut. The Druze on the other hand, live in the mountainous area further inland. As of the elections, six seats in the Lebanese Parliament are allocated to Baab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governorates Of Lebanon
Lebanon is divided into nine governorates (Arabic: ). Each governorate is headed by a governor (Arabic: ). All of the governorates except for Beirut Governorate, Beirut and Akkar Governorate, Akkar are divided into districts of Lebanon, districts, which are further subdivided into list of municipalities of Lebanon, municipalities. The newest governorate is Keserwan-Jbeil, which was gazetted on 7 September 2017 but whose first governor, Pauline Deeb, was not appointed until 2020. Implementation of the next most recently created governorates, Akkar and Baalbek-Hermel, also remains ongoing since the appointment of their first governors in 2014. See also * Politics of Lebanon References External links Governorates of Lebanon, Administrative divisions in Asia, Lebanon 1 First-level administrative divisions by country, Governorates, Lebanon Lists of subdivisions of Lebanon, Governorates Subdivisions of Lebanon {{Lebanon-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiyah
Shiyyah or Chiyah () is a suburb located south of the Lebanese capital of Beirut and is part of Greater Beirut. Location Shiyyah is located in the southwest suburbs of the capital Beirut, bordered by Haret Hreik, Ghobeiry, Hadath, Hazmiyeh, Furn-el-chebbak and Ain El Remmaneh. However, before 1956, it used to cover a larger area that included the current districts of Karm el Zeitoun, Hayy el Knissé, Bir Abed and Haret el Mjadlé, as well as Jnah, Ghobeiry, Furn-el-chebbak, Bir Hassan and Ain El Remanneh. The meaning of its name is vague, and many suppositions were found, with one saying that it means the processing of metal (''Shewah''). Another theory is the Arabic origin of the name means a kind of tree that is used for silk production (a flourishing industry in this former village). The city was once covered with citrus orchards and extending to the Mediterranean Sea. Today, it is a full part of the demographically huge Beirut outskirts totalling around 60,000 inhabitants. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christianity In Lebanon
Christianity has a long and continuous history in Lebanon. Biblical scriptures show that Saint Peter, Peter and Paul the Apostle, Paul evangelized the Phoenicians, leading to the dawn of the ancient Patriarch of Antioch, Patriarchate of Antioch. As such, Christianity in Lebanon is as old as Christian faith itself. Christianity spread slowly in Lebanon due to Paganism, pagans who resisted conversion, but it ultimately spread throughout the country. Even after centuries of Islamic conquests, living under Muslim Empires, Christianity remains the dominant faith of the Mount Lebanon region and has substantial communities elsewhere. The Maronite Catholics and the Druze founded modern Lebanon in the nineteenth century, through a governing and social system known as the "Christianity and Druze, Maronite-Druze dualism" in the Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifate. Lebanon has the second highest proportion of Christians of any Middle Eastern country (after Cyprus), estimated to be between 37% and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beirut
Beirut ( ; ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, just under half of Lebanon's population, which makes it the List of largest cities in the Levant region by population, fourth-largest city in the Levant region and the List of largest cities in the Arab world, sixteenth-largest in the Arab world. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast. Beirut has been inhabited for more than 5,000 years, making it one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest cities in the world. Beirut is Lebanon's seat of government and plays a central role in the Economy of Lebanon, Lebanese economy, with many banks and corporations based in the city. Beirut is an important Port of Beirut, seaport for the country and region, and rated a Global City, Beta- World City by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. Beirut was severely damaged by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wadi Chahrour
Ourrouar is a series of archaeological sites approximately south southeast of Beirut, Lebanon. It is near Hadeth south on the north side of the Nahr Ghedir. Ourrouar I Ourrouar I is east of the bridge over Nahr Ghedir on a platform of sandy, brown Neogene conglomerates on sloping river terraces to the south of the road to Wadi Chahrour. The deposits appear to have been moved from elsewhere, so it is suggested to be a false site by Lorraine Copeland, who found it in 1964 and collected tools made out of shiny, yellow flint that were examined by Henri Fleisch and M. Gigout. Middle Paleolithic forms were found there including Levallois tortoise cores, point-cores, scrapers and flakes that are similar in form to the assemblage found at Mazraat Beit Chaar. Material is held by the Museum of Lebanese Prehistory. Ourrouar II Ourrouar II is east of the bridge over Nahr Ghedir on slopes of cemented conglomerates behind two empty houses. The site was discovered and Heavy Neolithic ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salima, Lebanon
Salima (; also spelled ''Salimeh'') is a municipality in the Baabda District of Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon Lebanon, officially the Republic of Lebanon, is a country in the Levant region of West Asia. Situated at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian Peninsula, it is bordered by Syria to the north and east, Israel to the south .... There is one public school in the village with 130 students as of 2006. The name Salima originates from Syriac. Located about twenty miles from Beirut, the village sits between 2,300 and 3,000 feet above sea level in the administrative region known as either South Matn or Baabda. It can be reached via multiple routes: from Sin el-Fil through Beit Mery and Kossaybeh, from Sin el-Fil through Ras el-Matn, or from the Damascus main road via Hammana, Falugha, and Bzebdeen.https://www.discoverlebanon.com/en/panoramic_views/mount_lebanon/baabda/salima-village.php Salima is known for its historic residential buildings, primari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ras El Matn
Ras el-Matn, also spelled as Ras el-Metn or Ra's al-Matn (), is a Lebanese town and municipality in the Baabda District of Mount Lebanon Governorate stretching over 1,300 hectares (13 km² - 5 mi²). The town has a population of nearly 11,000 inhabitants who are Druze. Etymology The name literally translates "top" (''ras'') of "the mountain" (''el-matn''). It describes the town's location as being perched on top of the shoulder of Mount Lebanon. It is well known for the abundance of pine trees there. Location Ras el-Matn is a town in Lebanon located on the western steep slopes of Mount Lebanon, in the upper Matn (al-Matn al-A'la) section at varying elevation between 800 and 1000 m above sea level. It's known for its panoramic views and pine trees and its location giving a view to the western sections of el-Matn and the Mediterranean Sea. From its heights one can look out across the valley to the towns of Dhour Chweir, Baabdat, Broumana and Beit Mery The town is 29 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kfarchima
Kfarshima (), also spelled Kfarchima, is a town in the Baabda District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate, southeast of Beirut and is part of Greater Beirut. The town is populated by Lebanese Christians: mainly Melkite Greek Catholic and Maronites, with smaller communities of Greek Orthodox and Protestant Evangelical Christians. Kfarshima was subject to heavy bombing during the Lebanese civil war since it was a primary fault line. Kfarshima is the birthplace of the composers musicians and singers, Philemon Wehbi, Halim el-Roumi and Melhem Barakat, and the singers Marie Sleiman, and Majida El Roumi. Also the Birthplace of the Philosopher Shibli Shumayyil (Chibli Chemayel). It was also the hometown for Lebanese singer Issam Rajji. In 2023, Amir Hlayyil, ethnographer and poet from Kfarshima, translated in Lebanese the final excerpt from James Joyce's "Ulysses". It was published in 2024 in Göttingen by Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Verlage. See: Płonka, Arkadiusz. “Final Excerpt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kornayel
Kornayel () is the 8th largest village and municipality in the Baabda District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate in Lebanon. The village is located between 1100 and 1600 meters above sea level in the western steep slopes of Mount Lebanon, in the Matn al-A'la area, 36 kilometers to the east of Beirut. The village has a population of nearly 5,500, including a significant Druze community. Services With one public high school, one public elementary junior high school, and one private school (Al Ishraq), Kornayel attracts students from neighboring villages. Kornayel also has a hospital (Al Jabal Hospital) making it a health center in the region. Many grottoes are located in the steep pine-clad slopes above the town. The village is a major source of pine nuts due to stone pine (Pinus pinea) woods covering the area. Kornayel also produces a variety of fruits and vegetables. Coal and iron were mined during the 19th century. The coal mine was owned by a British company, Brattle & Horn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hazmieh
Hazmieh (also Romanized as Hazmiyé, Hazmie, Hazmiyeh, Hasmiyeh, Al Ḩāzimīyah, and El Hâzmîyé) is a city in Mount Lebanon Governorate of Lebanon, and a suburb of Beirut, part of Greater Beirut. Geography Hazmieh covers an area of 2.73 square kilometers directly southeast of Beirut, at an elevation of between 50–200 meters above sea level. Its borders are defined by the Beirut River and Sin El Fil Boulevard to the north, Camille Chamoun Boulevard to the west, by El Sayad Roundabout and Rihaniyya Junction to the south, and a military school to the east. History Hazmieh, along with other suburbs to the east of Beirut, has historically been a predominantly Christian area. For eighty-six years Hazmieh was the location of the Ashfuriyyeh mental hospital. Founded in 1896 by Theophilus Waldmeier, Ashfuriyeh was the first hospital in the Near East dedicated to the treatment of mentally ill patients. Waldmeier was influenced by the thinking of Daniel Tuke and the example of The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hammana
Hammana () is a town in Lebanon, about 26 km (16 miles) east of Beirut. At an altitude of 1200 m (about 4000 ft) above sea level, Hammana is in the Mount Lebanon Governorate in the district (or Caza) of Baabda. Hammana is bordered by the towns of Falougha, Shbaniye, Khraybe, Bmariam, Khalwet and Mdeirej. Etymology The word "Hammana" may have come from the name of the Phoenecian sun god "Hammon", or "Hamman". Both names are derived from the word "Hama", which means heat of the sun. Hamonah is mentioned in the Book of the Prophet Ezekiel, a city of memorial unto the triumph of the Lord GOD over his people's adversaries. History The 19th-century French poet, novelist and statesman Alphonse de Lamartine visited Lebanon and spent some time in Hammana. He described the town and its surrounding lush valley in his ''Voyages en Orient'' (1835) as "one of the most beautiful prospects ever presented to the human eye to scan in the works of God". Hammana has a rich diversit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hadeth, Beirut
Hadath () is a municipality in the Baabda District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate in Lebanon. It borders the southern periphery of the Lebanese capital Beirut and is considered part of its metropolitan area. The place includes a Heavy Neolithic archaeological site approximately south southeast of Beirut, on the old road to Sidon. It was discovered and a collection made by Auguste Bergy from a spur near a ravine south of the last houses in the village. Heavy Neolithic material of the Qaraoun culture was found of an atypical variety with large, rough flakes including picks, choppers and cores. Some examples showed evidence of burin impacts and twisted forms. The area is now built up. Demographics In 2014, Christians made up 90.63% and Muslims made up 8.61% of registered voters in Hadath. 59.85% of the voters were Maronite Catholics, 13.06% were Greek Orthodox and 10.60% were Greek Catholics Greek Catholic Church or Byzantine-Catholic Church may refer to: * The Catholic Chur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
