North Governorate

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North Governorate (الشمال)
Governorate
Country	Lebanon
Capital	Tripoli
Area	2,024.8 km² (782 sq mi) [1]
Population	807,204 [1]
Timezone	UTC+3
Language	Arabic
Map of Lebanon with the North Governorate highlighted

North Governorate (Arabic: الشمال; transliterated: ash-Shamal) is one of the governorates of Lebanon. Its capital is Tripoli.

[edit] Districts

The North Governorate is divided into districts, or aqdya. The districts are listed below (capitals in parentheses):

• Akkar (Halba)
• Batroun (Batroun)
• Bsharri (Bsharri)
• Koura (Amioun)
• Miniyeh-Danniyeh (Miniyeh / Sir ed-danniyeh)
• Tripoli (Tripoli)
• Zgharta (Zgharta / Ehden)

[edit] References

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