Chouf District
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Chouf District is a mountainous region in central Lebanon known for its Druze heritage, historic villages, and significant role in the country’s modern political and military history.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chouf | 1 |
| Chouf region | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative division
ⓘ
district ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Jumblatt political family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borders |
Aley District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Beqaa Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ Jezzine District NERFINISHED ⓘ Sidon District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | Mediterranean mountain climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Barouk Cedar Forest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Beiteddine Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ Chouf Biosphere Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ Deir el Qamar historic center NERFINISHED ⓘ Maasser el Chouf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Lebanon ⓘ |
| governorateCapital | Baabda (for Mount Lebanon Governorate) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Beiteddine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineOn | Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
fruit orchards ⓘ olive cultivation ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasEthnicCommunity |
Druze
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maronite Christians NERFINISHED ⓘ Sunni Muslims NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorTown |
Baakline
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Barouk NERFINISHED ⓘ Damour NERFINISHED ⓘ Deir el Qamar NERFINISHED ⓘ Jiyeh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProtectedArea | UNESCO Chouf Biosphere Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligiousSite |
Druze khalwas
ⓘ
historic churches ⓘ mosques ⓘ |
| highestPointApproxElevation | about 1980 meters ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Emirate of Mount Lebanon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman period ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Druze heritage
ⓘ
historic villages ⓘ mountainous landscape ⓘ role in Lebanese Civil War ⓘ role in Lebanese political history ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mount Lebanon Governorate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central Lebanon ⓘ |
| partOf | Mount Lebanon mountain range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playsRoleIn | modern Lebanese Druze politics ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern European Time ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | Eastern European Summer Time ⓘ |
| wasPowerBaseOf | Emir Fakhr al-Din II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Moukhtara
subject surface form:
Moukhtara
this entity surface form:
Chouf region
subject surface form:
Moukhtara
this entity surface form:
Chouf