Zgharta Destrict

Zgharta Destrict (Arabic: زغرتا‎) is a destrict (qadaa) o the North Govrenorate, Lebanon.

Zgharta Destrict
Destrict
زغرتا
Location in Lebanon
Kintra	Lebanon
Govrenorate	North Govrenorate
Caipital	Zgharta
Area
• Total	182 km2 (70 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	+3

The admeenistrative centre is the toun o Zgharta. The destrict haes 57 populatit auries wi 30 municipalities coverin 37 veelages. Some auries share the same municipality sic as Ehden/Zgharta, Kfarsghab/Morh Kfarsghab or Miziara/Harf Miziara. Thare is ane Municipalities Union an aw.

The destrict spreads frae near the coast at 40 meters abuin sea level up tae 2,800 meters o altitude at its heichest pynt. The heichest populatit pairt o the destrict is owerleukin the Qozhaya Valley, the northren branch o the Holy Valley, Qadisha, a UNESCO Heritage Steid. The destrict haes an aw the Horsh Ehden Nature Reserve. This pairt o the destrict is heichlie touristic, especially the aurie aroond the Monastery o Mar Sarkis, Ehden an the Monastery o Qozhaya.

Agricultur stays the main activity o the destrict wi an important olive ile production in the coastal aurie an fruits (aiple an pears) in the muntain aurie. The recent years saw the development o a modest service sector aroond the economic pole o Zgharta.

The offeecially registered persons in the destrict are estimatit tae 90,000 (est. 1998). Aroond 50% o the destrict population lives in the economic pole o Zgharta: Zgharta, Rachiine, Kfardlakos, Kfarhata, Mijdlayiah, Ardeh, Harf Ardeh. The majority o the population is Maronite Catholics, wi a minority o Greek Orthodox, Armenies, Sunnite Muslims an ithers.

Touns an veelages

Veelage	Arabic name	GPS Coord	Population 1998
Aarjes	Arabic: عرجس‎	34°19′51″N 35°52′53″E
Aintourine	Arabic: عينتورين‎	34°17′06″N 35°57′25″E
Aitou	Arabic: أيطو‎	34°18′31″N 35°55′11″E
Alma	Arabic: علما‎
Arbet Kozhaya	Arabic: عربة قزحيا‎	34°17′42″N 35°55′32″E
Ardeh	Arabic: ارده‎
Ashash	Arabic: عشاش‎
Aslout	Arabic: اسلوت‎
Asnoun	Arabic: اصنون‎	34°23′15″N 35°53′11″E
Bane
Basloukit	Arabic: بسلوقيط‎
Bchennine	Arabic: بشنين‎
Beit Awkar	Arabic: بيت عوكر‎
Beit Obeid	Arabic: بيت عبيد‎
Besbeel
Bhairet Toula	Arabic: بحيرة تولا‎	34°19′23″N 35°58′15″E
Bnachii	Arabic: بنشعي‎	34°19′58″N 35°53′43″E
Bousit
Daraya	Arabic: داريا‎	34°19′44″N 35°52′07″E
Ehden	Arabic: أهدن‎
Ejbeh	Arabic: اجبع‎	34°18′33″N 35°56′37″E
Fraydiss
Haret Al Fawar
Harf Ardeh
Harf Miziara	Arabic: حرف مزيارة‎	34°20′06″N 35°56′23″E
Hawqa	Arabic: حوقا‎	34°16′20″N 35°56′30″E
Hilan
Houmeiss	Arabic: حميص‎	34°19′43″N 35°55′59″E
Iaal	Arabic: ايعال‎	34°22′N 35°55′E
Jdaydeh
Kadrieh
Karahbache	Arabic: قره باش‎	34°23′37″N 35°53′40″E
Karmsaddeh	Arabic: كرمسدة‎	34°18′21″N 35°53′23″E
Kfardlakos
Kfarfou	Arabic: كفرفو‎	34°19′05″N 35°52′48″E
Kfarhawra
Kfarsghab	Arabic: كفرصغاب‎	34°16′42″N 35°57′44″E
Kfarshakhna
Kfarhata	Arabic: كفرحاتا‎	34°22′58″N 35°53′51″E
Kfaryachit	Arabic: كفرياشيت‎	34°20′46″N 35°53′40″E
Kfarzeina
Khaldieh
Kifraya
Mazraat En Nahr	Arabic: المزرعه النهر‎	34°16′50″N 35°53′54″E
Mazraat Al Toufah
Mazraat Hraikis	Arabic: مزرعة حريقص‎
Mejdlaya
Miriata
Miziara	Arabic: مزيارة‎	34°19′58″N 35°55′49″E
Morh Kfarsghab	Arabic: مرح كفرصغاب‎	34°20′11″N 35°54′12″E
Rachiine
Raskifa	Arabic: راسكيفا‎	34°18′38″N 35°52′01″E
Sakhra	Arabic: صخرا‎
Sebhel	Arabic: سبعل‎	34°18′53″N 35°54′31″E
Sereel	Arabic: سرعل‎	34°17′24″N 35°54′41″E
Toula	Arabic: تولا‎	34°19′03″N 35°57′49″E
Zgharta	Arabic: زغرتا‎

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