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Mount Lebanon (; transliterated
Arabic transliteration

Different approaches and methods for the romanization of Arabic language exist. They vary in the way that they address the inherent problems of rendering written and spoken Arabic in the Latin alphabet; they also use different symbols for Arabic phonemes that do not exist in English language or other European languages....
: Jabal Libnan) is one of the Governorates of Lebanon
Governorates of Lebanon

|||}Lebanon is divided into six governorates , listed with their capitals in parentheses:#Beirut Governorate #Mount Lebanon Governorate #North Governorate ...
. Its capital is Baabda
Baabda

Baabda is the capital city of Baabda District as well as the capital of Mount Lebanon Governorate, western Lebanon. Baabda was the capital city of the autonomous Ottoman Mount Lebanon....
. The governorate is often dubbed the "Heartland of Lebanese Christians" due to the fact that the overwhelming majority of its population is comprised of Maronites, Greek Orthodox, and Greek Melkite Catholic Christians. However, there are also many Muslims in the area, including the Druze
Druze

The Druze are a religious community found primarily in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel and in the Palestinian territories whose traditional religion is said to have begun as an offshoot of Islam, but is unique in its incorporation of Gnosticism, Neoplatonism and other philosophies, similar to other followers of Ismaili Shi'a Islam....
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Mount Lebanon (; transliterated
Arabic transliteration

Different approaches and methods for the romanization of Arabic language exist. They vary in the way that they address the inherent problems of rendering written and spoken Arabic in the Latin alphabet; they also use different symbols for Arabic phonemes that do not exist in English language or other European languages....
: Jabal Libnan) is one of the Governorates of Lebanon
Governorates of Lebanon

|||}Lebanon is divided into six governorates , listed with their capitals in parentheses:#Beirut Governorate #Mount Lebanon Governorate #North Governorate ...
. Its capital is Baabda
Baabda

Baabda is the capital city of Baabda District as well as the capital of Mount Lebanon Governorate, western Lebanon. Baabda was the capital city of the autonomous Ottoman Mount Lebanon....
. The governorate is often dubbed the "Heartland of Lebanese Christians" due to the fact that the overwhelming majority of its population is comprised of Maronites, Greek Orthodox, and Greek Melkite Catholic Christians. However, there are also many Muslims in the area, including the Druze
Druze

The Druze are a religious community found primarily in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel and in the Palestinian territories whose traditional religion is said to have begun as an offshoot of Islam, but is unique in its incorporation of Gnosticism, Neoplatonism and other philosophies, similar to other followers of Ismaili Shi'a Islam....
 community.

Districts

The governorate is divided into 6 districts (Aqdya, singular - qadaa
Qadaa

Kaza, qadaa, qaza, qazaa, or caza is a term for a subnational entity in the Arab world and formerly throughout the Ottoman Empire....
 or Caza) which are:

  • Baabda
    Baabda District

    Baabda District , sometimes spelled B'abda, is a district in Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, to the south and east of the Lebanon's capital Beirut. The district capital is town of Baabda....
      (Baabda
    Baabda

    Baabda is the capital city of Baabda District as well as the capital of Mount Lebanon Governorate, western Lebanon. Baabda was the capital city of the autonomous Ottoman Mount Lebanon....
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  • Aley
    Aley District

    Aley is a district in Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, to the south-east of the Lebanon's capital Beirut. The capital is Aley. Aley city was previously known as the "bride of the summers" during the 1960 and 70s, when Aley and neighboring Bhamdune were attractive tourist locations for Gulf tourists and Lebanese emigres....
      (Aley
    Aley

    Aley is a picturesque town in Mount Lebanon. It is located 17 km uphill from Beirut, just south of the summer resort of Bhamdoun and north of the strategic town of Souk El Gharb....
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  • Matn
    Matn District

    Matn , sometimes spelled Metn, is a district in the Mount Lebanon Governorate of Lebanon, east of the Lebanon's capital Beirut. The district capital is Jdeideh....
      (Jdeideh
    Jdeideh

    Jdeideh , also spelled Jdayde, or Jdaideh, is a coastal municipality in Lebanon having an area of approximately 6 km? and located in the northern suburbs of Beirut city....
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  • Keserwan
    Keserwan District

    Keserwan is a district in the Mount Lebanon Governorate , Lebanon, to the northeast of the Lebanon's capital Beirut. The capital is Jounieh....
     (Jounieh
    Jounieh

    Jounieh is a Mediterranean coastal city about 15 kilometers north of Beirut, Lebanon. It is known for its seaside resorts and nightclubs, as well as its old stone souk, ferry, and aerial tramway , which takes passengers up the mountain to the shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon in Harissa, Lebanon....
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  • Chouf
    Chouf District

    Chouf is a historical region of Lebanon, and also an administrative Districts of Lebanon in the Governorates of Lebanon of Mount Lebanon Governorate....
      (Beiteddine) ???? ?????
  • Jbeil
    Jbeil District

    Byblos /Jbeil is a district in the Mount Lebanon Governorate , Lebanon, to the northeast of the Lebanon's capital Beirut. The capital is Byblos, also known as Jbeil....
      (Byblos
    Byblos

    Byblos is the Greek language name of the Phoenician city Gebal . It is a Mediterranean city in the Mount Lebanon Governorate of present-day Lebanon under the current Arabic language name of Jbeil and was also referred to as Gibelet during the Crusades....
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See also

Mount Lebanon
Mount Lebanon

Mount Lebanon , as a geographic designation, is the Lebanon mountain range, known as the Western Mountain Range of Lebanon. It extends across the whole country along about 160 km , parallel to the Mediterranean Sea coast with the highest peak, Qurnat as Sawda', at 3,088 m .Lebanon has historically been defined by these mountains, which provi...