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Baabda District
District in Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Baabda District (Arabic: قضاء بعبدا, transliteration: Qada' Baabda), sometimes spelled B'abda, is a district (qadaa) of Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon, to the south and east of the Lebanon's capital Beirut. The region is also popularly known as "Southern Matn District" (المتن الجنوبي, transliteration: al-Matn al-Janoubi), as distinct from Northern Matn District, (المتن الشمالي; transliteration: al-Matn ash-Shimali). The capital of Baabda District is the city of Baabda.
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Baabda District | |
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District | |
بعبدا | |
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![]() Location in Lebanon | |
Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Mount Lebanon Governorate |
Capital | Baabda |
Area | |
• Total | 75 sq mi (194 km2) |
Population | |
• Estimate (31 December 2017) | 568,714 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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