Western Beqaa District

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Western Beqaa District
قضاء البقاع الغربي
District
Joub Jannine
Joub Jannine
Location in Lebanon
Location in Lebanon
Country Lebanon
GovernorateBeqaa Governorate
CapitalJoub Jannine
Major CitiesMachgara, Joub Jannine
Area
 • Total164 sq mi (425 km2)
Population
 • Total56,000
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

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.

Religion in the West Beqaa District

  Sunni Islam (54.5%)
  Shia Islam (22%)
  Christianity (23%)
  Druze (0.5%)

Main cities and towns[]

West Beqaa has a few main cities such as:

Qaraoun Lake, Western Beqaa District

Other towns[]

Other smaller villages located in West Beqaa

Coordinates: 33°37′35″N 35°47′03″E / 33.6264°N 35.7841°E / 33.6264; 35.7841


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