Baalbek District

Baalbek District
District
قضاء بعلبك
Shmistar, Baalbek District
Location in Lebanon
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Baalbek-Hermel Governorate
Capital	Baalbek
Area
• Total	2,319 km^2 (895 sq mi)
Population
• Estimate  (31 December 2017)	387,935
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Baalbek District (Arabic: قضاء بعلبك) is an administrative district^{[citation needed]} in the Baalbek-Hermel Governorate of the Republic of Lebanon,^[1] having the city Baalbek as its capital. It is by far the largest district in the country comprising a total of 2,319 km² (895 sq mi).

Major towns of the district are Hallanieh, Temnin el Fawka, Chmestar, Duris, Jdeide, Kasarnaba and Bodai

References

1. "Google Maps".

Baalbeck Temple

34°00′25″N 36°12′14″E