Baabda District

Baabda District, sometimes spelled B'abda, is a district of , , to the south and east of the Lebanon's capital Beirut. The region is also popularly known as "Southern Matn District", as distinct from .
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  • Type: district of Lebanon with 511,000 residents
  • Description: district of Lebanon
  • Also known as: B’abda” and “Qaḑā’ B‘abdā

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bhamdoun and Ras el-Matn.

Town
, is a town in 23 km from on the main road that leads to and in the suburbs of the main tourist city of , lying at an altitude of 1,150 m above the Lamartine valley. is situated 5 km south of Baabda District.

Village
, also spelled as Ras el-Metn or Ra's al-Matn, is a town and municipality in the Baabda District of stretching over 1,300 hectares. The town has a population of nearly 11,000 inhabitants who are Druze.

Village
is a town located in the of , 22 km from at an altitude ranging between 600 and 1100 meters above sea level. The lush pine forests that surround the town make it a very popular summer resort for those escaping the busy coastal cities of Lebanon, especially the capital, Beirut. is situated 4½ km north of Baabda District.

Baabda District

Latitude
33.8459° or 33° 50′ 45″ north
Longitude
35.6679° or 35° 40′ 5″ east
Population
511,000
Elevation
957 metres (3,140 feet)
Open location code
8G5QRMW9+95
Geo­Names ID
277225
Wiki­data ID
Q211370
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Baabda District” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: قضاء بعبدا
  • Armenian: Բաաբդայի շրջան
  • Azerbaijani: Baabda
  • Belarusian: Баабда
  • Catalan: Baabda
  • Cebuano: Caza de Baabda
  • Chinese: 巴卜達區
  • Dutch: Baabda
  • French: district de Baabda
  • French: District de Baabda
  • German: Distrikt Baabda
  • Greek: διαμέρισμα του Μπααμπντά
  • Hebrew: בעבדא
  • Hebrew: נפת בעבדא
  • Italian: distretto di Baabda
  • Italian: Distretto di Baabda
  • Japanese: バアブダー郡
  • Lithuanian: Babdos rajonas
  • Nepali: बाब्दा जिल्ला
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Baabda distrikt
  • Persian: شهرستان بعبدا
  • Polish: Dystrykt Babda
  • Polish: Kada Babda
  • Portuguese: Baabda
  • Romanian: Districtul Baabda
  • Russian: Баабда
  • Scots: Baabda Destrict
  • Slovenian: Okrožje Baabda
  • Spanish: Distrito de Baabda
  • Swedish: Baabda
  • Swedish: Caza de Baabda
  • Turkish: Baabda Bölgesi
  • Turkish: Baabda İlçesi
  • Ukrainian: Баабда (район)
  • Ukrainian: Баабда
  • Urdu: بعبدا ضلع
  • Western Panjabi: ضلع بعبدا

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