Joub Jeneen, Beqaa Governorate. Syrian refugee camp in foreground. (2015)
According to voter registration data, the governorate is approximately 41% Christian to 52% Muslim to 7% Druze (313505 voters).
In the district (qadaa) of Zahlé (meaning an area much greater than that of the city proper), Christians form a majority of 55% of voters (172555 in total). In the district of West Beqaa-Rashaya (the two are combined as an electoral district), Christians account for 22.22% of voters (140950 in total).
Referencesedit
^Brinkhoff, Thomas (2 March 2019). "Lebanon: Administrative Division". City Population. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
^. Localiban. Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
^"Cabinet Appoints 5 New Governors, Accepts Qaloush's Resignation". Naharnet. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
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beqaa, governorate, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, septemb. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Beqaa Governorate news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Beqaa Arabic البقاع Al Biqa is a governorate in Lebanon Beqaa Governorate مقاطعة البقاعGovernorate of LebanonMap of Lebanon with Beqaa highlightedCoordinates 33 50 N 35 54 E 33 833 N 35 900 E 33 833 35 900CountryLebanonCapitalZahleGovernment GovernorKamal Abou JaoudehArea Total1 433 km2 553 sq mi Population Estimate 31 December 2017 1 534 342Time zoneUTC 2 EET Summer DST UTC 3 EEST Districts editSince 2014 Beqaa Governorate contains three districts West Beqaa Rashaya Zahle A law was passed in 2003 to separate Baalbek District and Hermel District from Beqaa Governorate to form a new governorate Baalbek Hermel Governorate 2 Implementation of Baalbek Hermel began in 2014 with the appointment of its first governor 3 Demographics editReligion in the Beqaa Governorate Christianity 41 Sunni Islam 37 Shia Islam 15 Druze 7 nbsp Joub Jeneen Beqaa Governorate Syrian refugee camp in foreground 2015 According to voter registration data the governorate is approximately 41 Christian to 52 Muslim to 7 Druze 313505 voters In the district qadaa of Zahle meaning an area much greater than that of the city proper Christians form a majority of 55 of voters 172555 in total In the district of West Beqaa Rashaya the two are combined as an electoral district Christians account for 22 22 of voters 140950 in total References edit Brinkhoff Thomas 2 March 2019 Lebanon Administrative Division City Population Retrieved 17 April 2021 Territorial administration of Lebanon Localiban Archived from the original on 8 October 2018 Retrieved 19 February 2017 Cabinet Appoints 5 New Governors Accepts Qaloush s Resignation Naharnet 2 May 2014 Retrieved 19 February 2017 nbsp This Lebanon location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Beqaa Governorate amp oldid 1215556072, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
