Baabda District

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Baabda District (Arabic: قضاء بعبدا, translit: Qada' Baabda), sometimes spelled B'abda, is a district (qadaa) in Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, to the south and east of the Lebanon's capital Beirut. The district capital is town of Baabda.

The region is also popularly known as Southern Matn (Arabic: المتن الجنوبي, translit: ِAl Matn al Janoubi), as distinct from Matn District (Arabic: قضاء المتن الشمالي, translit: Qada' Al Matn ash Shimali),

Demographocs

The inhabitants of the Baabda district are mainly Maronite Catholics, Shi'a Muslims and Druze. The Maronites are the largest group, followed closely by Shi'a Muslims and Druze. However, Sunni Muslims, Greek Catholics and Orthodox Christians also inhabit the area.

As of the 2005 elections, Baabda has six seats allocated to it in the Lebanese Parliament. Three of these seats are allocated to Maronite Catholics, while two are allocated to the Shi'a Muslims and one to the Druze.

Amber

Baabda is the source of Amber sites dating from 120 million years ago that have uncovered among the oldest lizards including the Baabdasaurus, and also many insects.

Cities and towns

*Baabda
*Kfarshima
*Hammana
*Chiyah
*Ras el Matn
*Qarnayel

References

* [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&country=LB&addtohistory=&city=Baabda Mapquest]
* [http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract;jsessionid=4656532CE9DC302665CDF666C8BC9DF2.tomcat1?fromPage=online&aid=117149 Lizard in Amber]
* [http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:ok4Rj4jV5DUJ:zoologie.umh.ac.be/asef/pdf/2004_40_02/compact/Azar_et_Nel_ASEF_2004_40(2)_185-192_COMPACT.pdf+caza+baabda+amber&hl=en&gl=uk&ct=clnk&cd=7 Insects in Amber]