Aley District

Aalay District
District
عاليه
Aley District
Aley District
Location in Lebanon
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.

Al Bennay, Aley District

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%
2022[2]
41.51%
23.74%
12.13%
3.48%
2.16%
5.43%
3.50%
1.93%
53.06%
2026[3]
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 Increase 57,502 Increase 117,928 Increase +1.48% Increase
2011 60,650 Increase 57,977 Increase 118,627 Increase +0.59% Decrease
2012 61,114 Increase 58,369 Increase 119,483 Increase +0.72% Increase
2013 62,011 Increase 59,213 Increase 121,224 Increase +1.44% Increase
2014 62,546 Increase 59,821 Increase 122,367 Increase +0.93% Decrease
2015 63,185 Increase 60,448 Increase 123,633 Increase +1.02% Increase
2016 63,554 Increase 61,090 Increase 124,644 Increase +0.81% Decrease
2017 64,159 Increase 61,640 Increase 125,799 Increase +0.92% Increase
2018 65,044 Increase 62,337 Increase 127,381 Increase +1.24% Increase
2019 65,917 Increase 62,739 Increase 128,656 Increase +0.99% Decrease
2020 66,891 Increase 63,631 Increase 130,522 Increase +1.43% Increase
2021 67,697 Increase 64,422 Increase 132,139 Increase +1.22% Decrease
2022 68,601 Increase 65,338 Increase 133,939 Increase +1.34% Increase
2023 69,092 Increase 65,746 Increase 134,838 Increase +0.67% Decrease
2024 69,802 Increase 66,398 Increase 136,200 Increase +1.00% Increase
2025 70,350 Increase 66,936 Increase 137,286 Increase +0.79% Decrease
2026 N/a N/a 136,315 Decrease -0.71% Decrease
Source: DGCS [1]

References

  1. ^ "التوزيع حسب المذاهب للناخبين/ناخبات في قضاء عاليه، محافظة جبل لبنان في لبنان".
  2. ^ "Mapping Lebanon: Data and statistics". today.lorientlejour.com (in English). 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "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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