| Rashaya District | |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Official Name: | قضاء راشيا |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Lebanon |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
| Subdivision Name1: | Beqaa Governorate |
| Subdivision Type2: | Capital |
| Subdivision Name2: | Rashaya |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 485 |
| Population Est: | 47,122 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 31 December 2017 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities: Ovcourse people in Rachaya are ethnic Lebanese |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions include mainly Christians and Druze |
| Utc Offset: | +2 |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Rashaya District (Arabic: قضاء راشيا) is an administrative district in the Beqaa Governorate of the Republic of Lebanon. Most of Rachaya's population are Druze with a Sunni and Shia and Christian minority. Many people of Rachaya have left for larger cities in Lebanon such as Beirut. During the Lebanese civil war, Rachaya was not affected as much as other parts of Lebanon during the conflict.
Rachaya is known for its pottery and famous for the Church bells made in the town, the town is right next to the Anti-Lebanon mountain range in bordering Syria.
In 1943, several prominent nationalist politicians were imprisoned in Rashaya's Castle by the French Mandate administration. Finally yielding to mounting internal and international pressure, France released the prisoners on November 22, 1943; since then, this day has been celebrated as Independence Day.[1]
In 1969, Rashaya witnessed clashes between Palestinian fedayeen and the Lebanese army.