Western Beqaa District | |
Settlement Type: | District |
Native Name: | Arabic: قضاء البقاع الغربي |
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: | Joub Jannine |
Subdivision Type3: | Major Cities |
Subdivision Name3: | Machgara, Joub Jannine |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 425 |
Population Est: | 150,838 |
Pop Est As Of: | 31 December 2017 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
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.
Most of the residents of the district are Sunni Muslims, with a Christian and Shiite minority living alongside them. Many residents immigrate from the district to the major cities in Lebanon, such as Beirut.
In comparison to other regions of Lebanon, this region was not severely damaged during the Lebanese Civil War.
The geographic border of Wester Baqaa District are the Anti-Lebanon mountains, which border with Syria. Within this area is the artificial lake or reservoir of Lake Qaraoun whcih was created in 1959.[1]
West Beqaa has a few main cities such as:
Other smaller villages located in West Beqaa