Aley District

Aalay District
District
عاليه
Aley District
Location in Lebanon
Country Lebanon
GovernorateMount Lebanon Governorate
CapitalAley
Area
 • Total
102 sq mi (264 km2)
Population
 • Estimate 
(31 December 2017)
196,282
Time zoneUTC+2 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)+3

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 which was known as the "bride of the summers" in the 1960 and 1970s, when the city was an attractive tourist location.

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.

Cities

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 Shia Muslims.

According to registered voters in 2014:

Year Christians Muslims Druze
Total Maronites Greek Orthodox Greek Catholics Other Christians Total Shias Sunnis Druze
2014[1]
41.32%
23.11%
11.79%
3.79%
2.63%
5.21%
3.25%
1.96%
53.05%
2018[2]
41.11%
22.78%
11.61%
3.75%
2.97%
5.45%
3.38%
2.07%
53.44%
2022[3]
41.51%
23.74%
12.13%
3.48%
2.16%
5.43%
3.50%
1.93%
53.06%
2026[4]
39.41%
17.87%
12.19%
2.88%
1.47%
4.96%
3.47%
1.49%
55.63%

Number of registered voters (21+ years old) over the years.

Years Women Men Total Growth (%)
2009 59,460 56,622 116,182 N/a
2010 60,426 57,502 117,928 +1.48%
2011 60,650 57,977 118,627 +0.59%
2012 61,114 58,369 119,483 +0.72%
2013 62,011 59,213 121,224 +1.44%
2014 62,546 59,821 122,367 +0.93%
2015 63,185 60,448 123,633 +1.02%
2016 63,554 61,090 124,644 +0.81%
2017 64,159 61,640 125,799 +0.92%
2018 65,044 62,337 127,381 +1.24%
2019 65,917 62,739 128,656 +0.99%
2020 66,891 63,631 130,522 +1.43%
2021 67,697 64,422 132,139 +1.22%
2022 68,601 65,338 133,939 +1.34%
2023 69,092 65,746 134,838 +0.67%
2024 69,802 66,398 136,200 +1.00%
2025 70,350 66,936 137,286 +0.79%
2026 N/a N/a 136,315 -0.71%
Source: DGCS [1]

References

  1. ^ "التوزيع حسب المذاهب للناخبين/ناخبات في قضاء عاليه، محافظة جبل لبنان في لبنان".
  2. ^ "Critical study in proportional election law". Lebanonfiles.com (in Arabic). 2018. Retrieved 2018-06-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Mapping Lebanon: Data and statistics". today.lorientlejour.com (in English). 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Statify Lebanon". statisticslebanon.lb (in English). 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

33°48′23″N 35°36′02″E / 33.80639°N 35.60056°E / 33.80639; 35.60056

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