Keserwan-Jbeil ( ar, كسروان - جبيل) is the most recently created
governorate of
Lebanon
Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...
. It consists of the
districts
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of
Jbeil and
Keserwan. Keserwan-Jbeil covers an area of
[ and is bounded by the North Governorate to the north, the ]Baalbek-Hermel Governorate french: Baalbek-Hermel
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to the east, the Mount Lebanon Governorate to the south, and the Mediterranean Sea
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to the west. The capital is at Jounieh
Jounieh ( ar, جونيه, or ''Juniya'', ) is a coastal city in Keserwan District, about north of Beirut, Lebanon. Since 2017, it has been the capital of Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate. Jounieh is known for its seaside resorts and bustling nightlife ...
.[ ]Maronites
The Maronites ( ar, الموارنة; syr, ܡܖ̈ܘܢܝܐ) are a Christian ethnoreligious group native to the Eastern Mediterranean and Levant region of the Middle East, whose members traditionally belong to the Maronite Church, with the larg ...
comprise a large majority of the population in the governorate, while Shiites
Shīʿa Islam or Shīʿīsm is the second-largest branch of Islam. It holds that the Islamic prophet Muhammad designated ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib as his successor (''khalīfa'') and the Imam (spiritual and political leader) after him, most n ...
are the next largest confessional group. In the 2018 Lebanese general election
General elections were held in Lebanon on 6 May 2018. Although originally scheduled for 2013, the election was postponed three times in 2013, 2014 and 2017 under various pretexts, including the security situation, the failure of the Parliament ...
, Jbeil and Keserwan formed the Mount Lebanon I
Mount Lebanon I ( ar, دائرة جبل لبنان الأولى) is an electoral district in Lebanon, as per the 2017 vote law. The district elects 8 members of the Lebanese National Assembly - 7 Maronites and 1 Shia. The constituency contains t ...
electoral district which was allotted eight parliamentary
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seats in total, seven Maronite and one Shia.
A proposal to separate the districts of Jbeil and Keserwan from Mount Lebanon Governorate was first submitted to Parliament in 2003. The new governorate was finally established by the gazetting of Law 52 on 7 September 2017.[ Implementation of the governorate began in 2020 with the appointment of its first governor, Pauline Deeb.]Jabal Moussa Biosphere Reserve
Jabal Moussa Biosphere Reserve is a nature reserve located in the Keserwan District of Lebanon, on the shoulders of the western slopes of Mount Lebanon overlooking the Mediterranean Sea to the West. It covers an area of 6500 hectares, at an altitu ...
is located in the governorate.
References
Governorates of Lebanon
States and territories established in 2017
2017 establishments in Lebanon
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