Zahlé District () is an administrative district of the Beqaa Governorate of the Republic of Lebanon. Its capital and largest town is the town of the same name. A reed-roofed town set among the eastern foothills of Mount Sannine. Zahlé was founded about 300 years ago in an area whose human habitation dates back some five millennia.
Main cities and towns Ali an Nahri Anjar (Hawsh Mousa) Barelias Jdita Majdal Anjar Qâa er Rîm Qabb Ilyas - Wadi el Deloum Rayaq - Haouch Hala Saadnayel Taalabaya Zahlé - Maalaka
Other settlements Ablah Ain Kfar Zabad Bouarij Chtaura Dalhamiye Deir el Ghazal Ferzol Haoush el Ghanam Haoush Hala Hay el Fikani Hezerta Kfar Zabad
Masa Mrayjat Nabi Ayla Nasriyet Rizk Niha Bekaa Qousaya Raait Taanayel Tal Amara Terbol
Demographics
The Zahlé district is one of the most diverse regions in Lebanon. The area is also home to a modest Armenian Orthodox and Catholic population, who have historically resided near the Anjar area of the district.
Year Christians Muslims Druze Total Greek Catholics Maronites Greek Orthodox Armenian Orthodox Syriac Orthodox Armenian Catholics Other Christians Total Sunnis Shias Alawites Druze2014 2022 2026
See also 2011 Estonian cyclists abduction
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