Aley District
Aley District | |
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District | |
| عاليه | |
 Location in Lebanon | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Mount Lebanon Governorate |
| Capital | Aley |
| Area | |
• Total | 102 sq mi (264 km2) |
| Population | |
• Total | 100,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
Aley (Template:Lang-ar) 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 70s, when Aley and neighboring Bhamdune were attractive tourist locations for Gulf tourists and Lebanese emigres.
During the 1975-1990 Civil War in Lebanon, Aley witnessed several battles around its environs.
Villages
- Aazoneyye
- Abey
- Abadieh
- Aghmeed
- Ain Aanoub
- Ainab
- Ain Dara
- Ain Drafil
- Ain el Remaneh
- Ain el Saydeh
- Aitat
- Aley
- Aramoun
- Badghan
- Basateen
- Baysour
- Bdadoun
- Bechamoun - - first village to raise the Lebanese flag in 22 November 1943
- Bhamdoun
- Bleibel
- Bkheshtey
- Bmahray
- Bmakin
- Bserrine
- Bsous
- Chartoun
- Charoun
- Chemlane
- Choueifat City
- Deir Koubel
- Kahale
- Kaifun
- Kfarmatta
- Ktaily
- Majd l Baana
- Majdlaya
- Mecherfe
- Mrayjet
- Qmatiye
- Ramlieh
- Rechmaya
- Rimhala
- Sarhmoul
- Saoufar
- Sharoun
- Silfaya
- Souk El Gharb
- Shanay - Fadi Addoula
Demographics
Like the neighboring Chouf district, the Aley district is also one of the most religiously diverse areas in Lebanon. The largest religious community in the Aley district is the Druze denomination, followed by the Maronite, and Greek Orthodox Christian denominations. There are also small communities of Sunni, and Shiite Muslims. It is estimated that roughly 65% of the district is of the Muslim sect, while the remaining 35% is of the Christian sect.
