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Jezzine District

Jezzine District

District in the South Governorate of Lebanon

The Jezzine District (Arabic: قضاء جزين) is a district in the South Governorate of Lebanon. The capital is Jezzine.

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76% of registered voters (59642) in the district are Christians. Of those, 60% are Maronite, 14% Greek Melkite Catholic, and the rest are minorities (Armenian Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Evangelic, Protestants, etc...). The remaining 24% are Druze, Shiite (mainly), and Sunni voters, respectively.[2] This distinguishes the district from the rest of Southern Lebanon, which is approximately 90% Muslim. Some notable towns other than its capital Jezzine include Kfarhouna, Aichiyé, Bkassine, Kfar Falous, Jernaya and Homsiyé.

References

  1. [1]
    Brinkhoff, Thomas (2 March 2019). "Lebanon: Administrative Division". City Population. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  2. [2]
    https://elections.lebanese-forces.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/JEZZINE-SAIDA-1.pdf [bare URL PDF]

33.5419°N 35.5842°E / 33.5419; 35.5842
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