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Western Beqaa District
Western Beqaa District (Arabic: قضاء البقاع الغربي) is an administrative district in the Beqaa Governorate of the Republic of Lebanon. The capital is Joub Jannine which has a population of 12,000.
Western Beqaa District قضاء البقاع الغربي | |
|---|---|
District | |
Joub Jannine | |
Location in Lebanon | |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Governorate | Beqaa Governorate |
| Capital | Joub Jannine |
| Major Cities | Machgara, Joub Jannine |
| Area | |
| • Total | 164 sq mi (425 km2) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 56,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Religion in the West Beqaa District
Sunni Islam (54.5%)
Shia Islam (22%)
Christianity (23%)
Druze (0.5%)
Main cities and towns
West Beqaa has a few main cities such as:
- Machghara
- Joub Jannine
- Qaraoun
- Kafraiya
- Kherbet Qanafar
- Dahr El Ahmar
Qaraoun Lake, Western Beqaa District
Other towns
Other smaller villages located in West Beqaa
- Aana
- Ain Zebdeh
- Aitanite
- Al Manara
- Al Rafid
- Baaloul
- Bab Maraa
- Chabraqiyet Aammiq
- Chabraqiyet Tabet
- Dakouh
- Deir Ain Jaouzeh
- Deir Tahnich
- Ghazzeh
- Haouch Aammiq
- Haouch al Saalouk
- Haouch El Saiyad
- Haoush al Haremma
- Kamed El Laouz
- Khiara
- Lala
- Libbaya
- Mansourah District
- Marj, Lebanon
- Mazraat El Chmis
- Meidoun
- Nasrieyh
- Tal El Akhdar
- Tal Zaazaa
- Tal Znoub
- Rawda
- Saghbine
- Sohmor
- Sultan Yaacoub Tahta
- Sultan Yaacoub Fawqa
- Yohmor
- Zilaya
Coordinates: 33°37′35″N 35°47′03″E / 33.6264°N 35.7841°E