Greater Beirut

Greater Beirut
Grand Beyrouth
Country	Lebanon
Cities	List of cities in Greater Beirut
Area
• Land	200 km² (80 sq mi)
Population (30 September 2016)	~2,200,000^[1]
• Metro density	11,000/km² (30,000/sq mi)

Greater Beirut (Arabic: بيروت الكبرى; French: Grand Beyrouth) is the urban agglomeration comprising the city of Beirut (Beirut Governorate) and the adjacent municipalities over the Mount Lebanon Governorate. It does not constitute a single administrative unit. Greater Beirut geographically stretches south to the Damour River in the Chouf District until it reaches the "Nahr al-Kalb" river in the Keserwan District in the north. It also comprises many towns and cities in the mountains in the Aley District, Baabda District and Metn District Districts, most notably being the cities of Baabda, Beit Mary, Bchamoun and Mtaileb. The conurbation spreads south, east, and north of Beirut city. To the west, the Eastern Mediterranean Sea serves as a natural boundary.

Demographics[]

Greater Beirut is equally split between Christians and Muslims:

West Beirut is predominantly Sunni (30%).
South Beirut is predominantly Shia (15%).
East and North Beirut are predominantly Christian (55%), of which 35% Catholic and 20% Orthodox. Other minorities including Druze amount to 1%.

v t Greater Beirut
First-level administrative divisions	Beirut City
List of cities	Ain Aanoub Ain Saadeh Antelias Aramoun Baabda Basateen Bdadoun Bechamoun Citu of Beirut Beit Chabab Beit Mary Bourj Hammoud Bourj el-Barajneh Bsaba Bsalim Choueifat Chemlane Chiyah Damour Dahieh Dbayeh Dora Dekwaneh Hadath Hazmieh Jal el Dib Jdeideh Khaldeh Kfarshima Mansourieh Mkalles Mtaileb Na'ameh Naccache Qornet Shehwan Rabieh Roumieh Yarze Zalka

v t Matn District, Mount Lebanon Governorate
Capital: Jdeideh
Towns and villages	Ain el Safssaf Ain Saadeh Antelias Baabdat Baskinta Beit Chabab Beit Mery Bikfaya Bourj Hammoud Broummana Bsalim Bteghrine Choueir Daychounieh Dbayeh Dekwaneh Dik El Mehdi Dhour El Choueir Dora Douar Fanar Haret ech Cheikh Jal el Dib Jdeideh Jouar Jouret el Ballout Kaakour Kfarakab Kfartay Khenchara Mansourieh Mar Moussa Mar Roukouz Mezher Mkalles Mrouj Mtaileb Nabay Naccache Ouyoun Qornet Shehwan Rabieh Roumieh Sin el Fil Zalka
Notable landmarks	Mount Sannine
Notable touristic sites	Aqueduct of Zubaida Deir el Qalaa

v t Baabda District, Mount Lebanon Governorate
Capital: Baabda
Towns and villages	Abadiyeh Btekhnay Chbaniyeh Chiyah Falougha-Khalouat Ghobeiry Hammana Haret Hreik Hazmiyeh Kfar Silwan Kfarshima Qarnayel Ras el-Matn Salima Yarze

v t Aley District, Mount Lebanon Governorate
Capital: Aley
Towns and villages	Aaytat Ain Aanoub Ainab al-Azzounieh Abey Aghmeed Ain Dara Ain Ksour Aley Aramoun Baawerta Baissour Basateen Bdadoun Bechamoun Bhamdoun Binnay Bmakine Bmahray Bsous Charoun Choueifat Kahale Kaifun al-Nreijat Nabaa Al Safa Qmatiye Ramlieh Rechmaya Sawfar Shemlan Souk El Gharb Silfaya

v t Chouf District, Mount Lebanon Governorate
Capital: Beitedine
Towns and villages	Ain W Zain Ain Zhalta Ainbal Ammatour Baadarâne Baakleen Bakaata Barja Barouk Beitedine Bourjein et Marjiyat Brih Bsaba Dahr El Maghara Damour Daraya Deir el Qamar Dibbiyeh El Foûâra Haret Jandal Gharife Jahlieh Jdaideh Jieh Joun Kahlouniye Kfarfakoud Kfar Nabrakh Mazraat el-Chouf Mazraat el Daher Moukhtara Na'ameh Niha Rmeileh Serjbel Shheem Symkanieh Zaarourieh
Notable landmarks	Beiteddine Palace Fakhredine Palace Deir el Qamar Synagogue Fakhredine Mosque Al Shouf Cedar Nature Reserve

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