The Jezzine District (Arabic: قضاء جزين) is a district in the South Governorate of Lebanon. The capital is Jezzine.
Jezzine District | |
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District | |
Country | Lebanon |
Governorate | South Governorate |
Capital | Jezzine |
Area | |
• Total | 93 sq mi (241 km2) |
Population | |
• Estimate (31 December 2017) | 31,575 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
76% of registered voters (59642) in the district are Christians. Of those, 60% are Maronite, 14% Greek Melkite Catholic, and the rest are minorities (Armenian Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Evangelic, Protestants, etc...). The remaining 24% are Druze, Shiite (mainly), and Sunni voters, respectively.[2]This distinguishes the district from the rest of Southern Lebanon, which is approximately 90% Muslim. Some notable towns other than its capital Jezzine include Kfarhouna, Aichiyé, Bkassine, Kfar Falous, Jernaya and Homsiyé.
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