Aley District
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Aley District is a mountainous administrative region in central Lebanon, known for its Druze-majority population, strategic location overlooking Beirut, and role in the country’s modern political and military history.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative division
ⓘ
district ⓘ |
| borders |
Baabda District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chouf District NERFINISHED ⓘ Matn District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Aley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | Mediterranean mountain climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Ain Anoub
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ain Dara NERFINISHED ⓘ Aley NERFINISHED ⓘ Aramoun NERFINISHED ⓘ Bhamdoun NERFINISHED ⓘ Bsous NERFINISHED ⓘ Choueifat NERFINISHED ⓘ Souk El Gharb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Lebanon ⓘ |
| countrySubdivisionType | qadaa ⓘ |
| governorate | Mount Lebanon Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governorateCapital | Baabda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEthnoReligiousFeature | mixed Druze-Christian population ⓘ |
| hasMajorityPopulation | Druze NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMunicipalities | multiple towns and villages ⓘ |
| hasSignificantPopulation | Christians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransportLinks | Beirut–Damascus highway corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
frontline area during Lebanese Civil War
ⓘ
site of Mountain War in mid-1980s ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cool summer climate
ⓘ
political significance ⓘ role in Lebanese Civil War ⓘ strategic location overlooking Beirut ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| languageMajority | Arabic ⓘ |
| largestCity | Aley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mount Lebanon Governorate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central Lebanon ⓘ |
| near | Beirut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlooks | Beirut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lebanese administrative division system
ⓘ
Mount Lebanon mountain range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicallyInfluencedBy | Progressive Socialist Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousCommunityDominant | Druze community ⓘ |
| religiousSites |
Druze religious sites
ⓘ
churches ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | controls mountain roads linking Beirut to Bekaa Valley ⓘ |
| terrain | mountainous ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern European Time ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | Eastern European Summer Time ⓘ |
| usedAs | summer resort area ⓘ |
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