Druze communities in Lebanon

Aley () is a major city in Lebanon. It is the capital of the Aley District and fourth largest city in Lebanon.

Rashaya, Rachaya, Rashaiya, Rashayya or Rachaiya (), also known as Rashaya al-Wadi or Rachaya el-Wadi (and variations), is a town of the Rashaya District in the western portion of the Beqaa Governorate of Lebanon. It is situated at around above sea level on the western slopes of Mount Hermon, south east of Beirut near the Syrian border, and approximately halfway between Jezzine and Damascus.

Hasbaya or Hasbeiya () is a municipality in Lebanon, situated at the foot of Mount Hermon, overlooking a deep amphitheatre from which a brook flows to the Hasbani River. In 1911, the population was about 5,000.

Aaiha (or Aiha) () is a village, plain, lake, and temporary wetland situated in the Rashaya District and south of the Beqaa Governorate in Lebanon. It is located in an intermontane basin near Mount Hermon and the Syrian border, approximately halfway between Rashaya and Kfar Qouq.

Ainab (), is a town on the western slopes of Mount Lebanon overlooking Beirut. It is in the Aley District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate from Beirut, on the road South from Aley.

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Moukhtara () is a small town in the Chouf District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate of Lebanon. The town's inhabitants are divided between Druze and Maronites. It is the hometown of Walid Jumblatt, the leader of Lebanon's Progressive Socialist Party.

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Choueifat (, also transliterated Shuwayfat) is one of the biggest and most important cities south of Beirut in Lebanon. The local population of the city is made up of mostly Druze and a Christian minority, but in the last 25 years, many Beirutis have moved in to escape the capital's high rents, while many southerners have found Choueifat a good alternative to the crowded southern suburb known as Dahieh.

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Qornayel () is the 8th largest village and municipality in the Baabda District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate in Lebanon. The village is located between 1100 and 1600 meters above sea level in the western steep slopes of Mount Lebanon, in the Matn al-A'la area, 36 kilometers to the east of Beirut. The village has a population of nearly 5,500, including a significant Druze community.

Barouk () is a village in the Chouf District of Mount Lebanon Governorate in Lebanon. Barouk is located 52 kilometers southeast of Beirut. Its average elevation is 1000 to 1200 meters above sea level and its total land area consists of 2,762 hectares. The village had 5,197 registered voters in 2010. Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze and Maronite and Melkite Christians.

human settlement in Lebanon

human settlement in Lebanon

human settlement in Lebanon

Falougha - Khalwat Falougha () is a municipality in the Baabda District of Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon. The municipality consists of the villages of Falougha and Khalwat Falougha. It is 35 kilometers east of Beirut. Falougha - Khalwat Falougha has an average elevation of 1,250 meters above sea level and a total land area of 1,563 hectares. In 2016, Falougha had 3,400 registered voters while Khalwat Falougha had 600. There is a public school in the village with 150 students as of 2016 and a local hospital with thirty beds. There are seven companies that each employ over five employees op

Ru’ Aysat Sawfar or Sawfar ( or صوفر, ), Sawfar, Saoufar or Sofar) is a village in the Aley District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate in Lebanon. Perched at an elevation of more than 1,433 metres (4,701 feet), Sawfar lies adjacent to the main road that connects Beirut to Damascus.

village in Chouf, Lebanon

Bmahray (), is a village in the Aley District in Lebanon. It lies 41 km south-East of Beirut at an altitude of above sea level.

Ammatour () is a town and municipality in the Shouf (Al-Shouf) District in Mount Lebanon Governorate of Lebanon. It lies 57 km southeast of Beirut, at an elevation of between 800 and 1,050 meters above sea level. The name "Ammatour" is derived from the words 'Ain Maa Tour' (عين ماء طور), meaning the spring of the mountain. Ammatour is one of Lebanon's richest villages in sources of water with more than 365 springs, fountains, and a river located within its jurisdiction.

Bechamoun (), is a town near Beirut in the Mount Lebanon Governorate of Lebanon. It has an area about 6.6 square kilometres and elevation between 60 and 580 metres above sea level. It lies 8 kilometres from Beirut’s airport and central Beirut. The town has a population of greater than 80000.

Shouaya () is a municipality in the Hasbaya District in Lebanon.

Al-Kfeir () is a municipality nestled 900 m above sea level, in Hasbaiya District (Qada'a), an administrative division of Nabatiyeh Governorate (Mohafazah) along the steep slopes of the top of the Jebel Sheikh in Lebanon.

village in Nabatieh Governorate, Lebanon

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place in Mount Lebanon, Lebanon

human settlement in Lebanon

village in Nabatieh Governorate

Aitat, or Aytat (), is a town located west of the town of Aley within the district of the same name in the Lebanese governorate of Mount Lebanon. It was a strategic place during the Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990), due to its view to Beirut.

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Charoun or Sharoun (), is a Lebanese village located in the Aley District. Charoun is 31 kilometers away from Beirut and neighbors the town Saoufar. Its name derives from the Aramaic languages meaning the agricultural hills. Charoun is from the Jurd region, with a 1350 m altitude. It accounts two schools, one public school and one private school. Charoun has two industries with 5 or more workers. Charoun is one of the biggest villages in the Aley District, (10.5 square km), and wholly Druze.

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Jdaideh () is a Lebanese village in the Chouf District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate in Lebanon. It is known for its traditional architecture and role in regional trade. Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze.

Chbaniyeh (, also spelled Shbaniyeh or Ishbaniyya) is a municipality in the Baabda District of Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon. It is north of Beirut. Chbaniyeh has an average elevation of above sea level and a total land area of 485 hectares. It has a religiously-mixed population Maronites, Melkites and Druze.

human settlement in Lebanon

Kfarmatta or Kfar Matta () is a Lebanese village in the Aley District of Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon.

Jahlieh () is a village in the Chouf District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate in Lebanon, located southeast of Beirut with an altitude ranging between above sea level and a total land area of . Jahlieh is bordered by villages of Daraya, Binwayte, Deir Dourit, Baakline.

Helwah, , is a local authority situated in Rashaya District, Lebanon. ==History== In 1838, Eli Smith noted ''Helwa's'' population as being Druze.

Al-Khalouat alt. Khalwat () is a municipality the Hasbaya District in Lebanon. == History == In 1838, during the Ottoman era, Eli Smith noted the population of el-Khulwat as being Druze.

Mimess () is a municipality the Hasbaya District in Lebanon.

Ainbal () is a village and municipality in the Chouf District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate in Lebanon. It is located 50 kilometers southeast of Beirut. Its average elevation is 850 meters above sea level and its total land area is 360 hectares. In 2010, Ainbal had 1,813 registered voters. Ainbal's inhabitants are predominantly Druze.

Bakifa, (), is a local authority situated in Rashaya District, Lebanon. ==History== In 1838, Eli Smith noted ''Bekiyifeh's'' population as being Druze and "Greek" Christians.

human settlement in Lebanon

place in Mount Lebanon, Lebanon

Brih, Breeh () is a village in the Chouf District in Mount Lebanon region, Lebanon. Brih is located away from Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. It sits at an altitude of above sea level and has an overall surface area of .

Lebanese village

human settlement in Lebanon