Lebanon is divided into nine governorates (muhafazah). Each governorate is headed by a governor (muhafiz):
The nine governorates of Lebanon are subdivided into 25 districts. Beirut Governorate is not subdivided into districts, and Akkar Governorate comprises a single district.
Mount Lebanon Governorate is one of the nine governorates of Lebanon. Its capital is Baabda.
Bzoummar is a village in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate in Lebanon. It is 36 km northeast of Beirut, and has an elevation ranging between 920m and 950m above sea level. Bzoummar's inhabitants are predominantly Maronite and Armenian Catholics. Bzoummar is home to a monastery of the Armenian Catholic Church that was built in 1749, where the image of Our Lady of Bzommar is venerated.
Keserwan District is a district (qadaa) in Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon, to the northeast of Lebanon's capital Beirut. The capital, Jounieh, is overwhelmingly Maronite Christian. The area is home to the Jabal Moussa Biosphere Reserve.
Saint Nohra, St. Lucius or Mar Nohra was a Maronite saint and mar, still popular in Lebanon today. The saint's name derives from Aramaic, meaning "light". He was born in Persia in the third century, and is not to be confused with Pope Lucius I.
Safra is a Mediterranean Lebanese village, located at the middle of the Lebanese coast. Its morphology is rich with natural valleys. Safra is known by its strategic location, old houses and beach resorts. It has a municipality in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate in Lebanon. It is located 29 kilometers north of Beirut. The village has a land area of 306 hectares. Safra is perched on a curve on a rocky butte overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, standing at an average elevation of 150 meters above sea level,
Chahtoul-Jouret Mhad is a municipality in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon. It consists of the villages of Chahtoul and Jouret Mhad. The municipality is located 32 kilometers north of Beirut. Its average elevation is 930 meters above sea level and its total land area is 290 hectares.
Kaslik is a Maronite town in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate in Lebanon. The town is home to a variety of 18th-century limestone houses, and a number of historic churches. However, the area was also subject to the rampant development during the Lebanese economic boom of the mid-twentieth century and has become heavily urbanized and now features a variety of factories and industrial plants within its borders.
Sarba is a town located in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate in Lebanon.
Aqoura is a mountainous village in the Byblos District of Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon. It is 68 kilometers north of Beirut. Aqoura has an average elevation of 1,600 meters above sea level and a total land area of around 10.5 square kilometers. Aqoura's inhabitants are Maronite Catholics.
Daraya is a town and municipality located in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate of Lebanon. The town is about 21 kilometres (13 mi) north of Beirut. It has an average elevation of 690 meters above sea level and a total land area of 91 hectares. Daraya's inhabitants are Maronites.
Jouret el-Termos is a village and municipality located in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate in Lebanon. The village is 37 kilometres (23 mi) north of Beirut. It has an average elevation of 1,010 meters above sea level and a total land area of 122 hectares. Jouret el-Termos's inhabitants are Maronites.
Dlebta is a village and municipality located in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate in Lebanon. The village is 26 kilometres (16 mi) north of Beirut. It has an average elevation of 670 meters above sea level and a total land area of 323 hectares. Dlebta's inhabitants are Maronite Catholics and other Christians and Marc Khoueiry followers.
Ghineh is a municipality in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate in Lebanon. It is located 36 kilometers north of Beirut. Its average elevation is 950 meters above sea level and its total land area is 199 hectares. It was famous for its Roman and Byzantine antiquities. Ghineh's inhabitants are predominantly Maronite Christians.
Kfour (Arabic:كفور) is a village and municipality in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate in Lebanon. Its average elevation is 830 metres (2723 ft) above sea level and its total land area is 426 hectares. Kfour's inhabitants are almost predominantly Maronite Catholic. As of 2008, the village had a public school with 290 students and a private school with 326 students; it also has a company with over 5 employees.
Chnaniir is a village located in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate in Lebanon.
Sahel Alma is a village located in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate in Lebanon. it is home to the Lebanese Cinematographic Productions, a crew of passionate filmmakers who strive day and night to build an ambitious and unconventional filmmaking supremacy in the middle-east region.
Fatqa is a village located in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate in Lebanon.
Keserwan-Jbeil is the most recently created governorate of Lebanon. It consists of the districts of Jbeil and Keserwan. Keserwan-Jbeil covers an area of 722 km2 (279 sq mi) and is bounded by North Governorate to the north, Baalbek-Hermel Governorate to the east, Mount Lebanon Governorate to the south, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. The capital is at Jounieh.
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