Jezzine District Explained

Jezzine District
Settlement Type:District
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Pushpin Label Position:bottom
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Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Lebanon
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:South Governorate
Subdivision Type2:Capital
Subdivision Name2:Jezzine
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:241
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Est:31,575
Pop Est As Of:31 December 2017
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3

The Jezzine District (Arabic: قضاء جزين) is a district in the South Governorate of Lebanon. The capital is Jezzine.

76% of registered voters (59642) in the district are Christians. Of those, 60% are Maronite, 14% Greek Melkite Catholic, and the rest are minorities (Armenian Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Evangelic, Protestants, etc...). The remaining 24% are Druze, Shiite (mainly), and Sunni voters.[2] This distinguishes the district from the rest of Southern Lebanon, which is approximately 90% Muslim. Some notable towns other than its capital Jezzine include Kfarhouna, Aichiyé, Bkassine, Kfar Falous, Jernaya and Homsiyé.

References

  1. Web site: Brinkhoff . Thomas . Lebanon: Administrative Division . City Population . 2 March 2019 . 3 July 2021.
  2. https://elections.lebanese-forces.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/JEZZINE-SAIDA-1.pdf

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