Aley District
District in Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Aley (Arabic: عاليه) is a district (qadaa) in Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, to the south-east of the Lebanon's capital Beirut. The capital is Aley. Aley city was previously known as the "bride of the summers" during the 1960 and 1970s, when Aley and neighboring Bhamdoune were attractive tourist locations for Lebanese emigres and local Lebanese
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Aalay District | |
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عاليه | |
Country | Lebanon |
Governorate | Mount Lebanon Governorate |
Capital | Aley |
Area | |
• Total | 102 sq mi (264 km2) |
Population | |
• Estimate (31 December 2017) | 196,282 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | +3 |
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The district elects 5 members of parliament, of which 3 are Christians (1 Orthodox and 2 Maronite) and 2 are Druze. During the 1975-1990 Civil War in Lebanon, Aley witnessed several battles around its environs.