Batroun District

Batroun District (Arabic: البترون) is a district (qadaa) in the North Governorate, Lebanon, south of Tripoli. The capital is Batroun. Its borders are created in the south by the river El Jaouz in the north and by the river Madfoun.

Balou Baatara, Batroun District
Batroun District
District
البترون
Tannurin El Fawqa, Batroun District
Tannurin El Fawqa, Batroun District
Nickname: 
Fadous
Location in Lebanon
Location in Lebanon
Country Lebanon
GovernorateNorth Governorate
CapitalBatroun
Area
  Total111 sq mi (287 km2)
Population
  Total51,200
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Cities and towns

Sources

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34°15′N 35°39′E


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