| North Governorate (الشمال) | |
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| Country | Lebanon |
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| Capital | Tripoli |
| Area | 2,024.8 km2 (782 sq mi) [1] |
| Population | 807,204 [1] |
| Timezone | UTC+3 |
| Language | Arabic, Syriac (In the Kadisha Valley) |
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Map of Lebanon with the North Governorate highlighted
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North Governorate (Arabic: الشمال, Aš Šamāl) is one of the governorates of Lebanon. Its capital is Tripoli.
The North Governorate is divided into districts, or aqdya. The districts are listed below (capitals in parentheses):
Sunni makes the majority with 53.04%; Christians makes the second most with 44.68%; Shia makes the third with 2.27%; Druze are the last with 0.01%.
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