Nabatieh Governorate

Nabatieh Governorate (Arabic: محافظة النبطية‎, Muḥāfaẓat an Nabaṭīya) is one of the six governorates of Lebanon. The area of this governorate is 1,058 km². The capital is Nabatieh.

Districts

The governorate is divided into four districts (Aqdiya, singular qadaa) containing 115 municipalities. The capitals are in brackets:

• Nabatiyeh (Nabatiyeh) - 38 municipalities
• Marjeyoun (Marjeyoun) - 19 municipalities
• Hasbaya (Hasbaya) - 26 municipalities
• Bint Jbeil (Bint Jbeil) - 36 municipalities

Religion in Nabatieh Governorate

Shia makes the majority with 68.69%; Christians makes the second most with 16.35%; Sunni makes the third with 11.21%; Druze are the last with 3.75%.

See also

• Southern Lebanon
• Jabal Amel