Governorates of Lebanon

Lebanon

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Lebanon is divided into six governorates (muhafazah), listed with their capitals in parentheses:

All of the governorates except for Beirut are divided into districts, and then subdivided into municipalities.

Two new governorates have been approved but not yet implemented: Akkar (from Akkar District) and Baalbek-Hermel (from Baalbek District and Hermel District).

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