List of cities and towns in Lebanon
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This is a list of cities and towns in Lebanon[1] distributed according to the 26 district which are split into 9 governorates. There are over 1000 municipalities (cities and towns). 56.21% of the population lives in 19 cities and towns, which gives the average 2,158 people per town.
Largest cities (2021)
[edit]City[2] | Region | Estimated Population 2016 |
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Beirut | Beirut Governorate | 2,402,485 |
Tripoli | North Governorate | 229,398 |
Sidon | South Governorate | 163,554 |
Baalbek | Baalbek-Hermel Governorate | 150,806 |
Tyre | South Governorate | 135,204 |
Nabatieh | South Governorate | 120,000 |
Jounieh | Mount Lebanon Governorate | 115,000 |
Aley | Mount Lebanon Governorate | 100,000 |
Zahle | Beqaa Governorate | 78,145 |
Zgharta-Ehden | North Governorate | 50,000 |
Byblos | Mount Lebanon Governorate | 20,784 |
Batroun | North Governorate | 10,820 |
NB: These numbers are sourced from World Population Review which source their data from Geonames.org
Akkar Governorate | ||
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Baalbek-Hermel Governorate | ||
Beirut Governorate | ||
Beqaa Governorate | ||
Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate | ||
Mount Lebanon Governorate | ||
Nabatieh Governorate | ||
North Governorate | ||
South Governorate |
Akkar Governorate (174)
[edit]Capital: Halba | ||||||||||||||||
Towns and villages |
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Baalbek-Hermel Governorate (70)
[edit]Capital: Baalbek | ||
Towns and villages |
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Notable landmarks |
Capital: Hermel | ||
Towns and villages | ||
Notable landmarks |
Beirut Governorate (12)
[edit]See also: Beirut Governorate
This list includes the 12 Quarters (also known as neighborhoods with the number of registered voters in 2014[3]
English Name | Arabic Name | Population |
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Mazraa | المَزْرَعَة | 87,222 |
Mousaitbeh | الِمْصَيطْبِِة | 72,337 |
Bachoura | الباشورَة | 54,304 |
Achrafieh | الأَشْرَفِيِّة | 54,199 |
Zuqaq al-Blat | زْقاق الِبْلاط | 50,795 |
Medawar | الِمْدَوَّر | 41,358 |
Ras Beirut | رأس بيروت | 33,724 |
Rmeil | الرّميل | 28,847 |
Minet el-Hosn | ميناء الحُصن | 13,105 |
Dar el-Mraisseh | دار الِمْريسِة | 11,587 |
Marfa (Port) | المَرْفَأ | 10,146 |
Saifi | الصَّيْفي | 9,155 |
Beqaa Governorate (79)
[edit]Capital: Rashaya | ||
Towns and villages | ||
Notable landmarks |
Capital: Joub Jannine | ||
Towns and villages | ||
Notable landmarks |
Capital: Zahlé | ||
Towns and villages | ||
Notable landmarks |
Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate (142)
[edit]Capital: Byblos | ||
Towns and villages |
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Notable landmarks |
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Capital: Jounieh | ||
Towns and villages |
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Notable landmarks |
Mount Lebanon Governorate (222)
[edit]Capital: Baabda | ||
Towns and villages |
Capital: Beitedine | ||
Towns and villages |
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Notable landmarks |
Nabatieh Governorate (129)
[edit]Capital: Hasbaya | ||
Towns and villages | ||
Notable landmarks |
Capital: Marjayoun | ||
Towns and villages |
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Notable landmarks |
North Governorate (228)
[edit]Capital: Bsharri | ||
Towns and villages | ||
Notable landmarks | ||
Notable people |
Capital: Miniyeh | |
Towns and villages | |
Palestinian refugee camps | |
Notable landmarks |
Capital: Tripoli | |
Towns and villages |
Capital: Zgharta | ||
Towns and villages |
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Notable landmarks | ||
History | ||
Notable people |
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South Governorate (179)
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]Lists of cities in the Middle East | |
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1 The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is not officially recognized by the United Nations, recognized only by Turkey; see Cyprus dispute. 2 The Hamas government in the Gaza Strip is not officially recognized by the United Nations, though is recognized as legitimate Palestinian government by several states. |