Hermel District
title: "Hermel District" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["hermel-district", "districts-of-lebanon"] topic_path: "general/hermel-district" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermel_District" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| name | Hermel District |
| settlement_type | District |
| official_name | قضاء الهرمل |
| image_skyline | Hermel Pyramid.jpg |
| image_caption | Hermel Pyramid |
| image_map | Lebanon districts Hermel.png |
| mapsize | 250px |
| map_caption | Location in Lebanon |
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| pushpin_mapsize | 300 |
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| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Lebanon |
| subdivision_type1 | Governorate |
| subdivision_name1 | Baalbek-Hermel Governorate |
| subdivision_type2 | Capital |
| subdivision_name2 | Hermel |
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| unit_pref | Imperial |
| area_total_km2 | 731 |
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| population_est | 69,997 |
| pop_est_as_of | 31 December 2017 |
| population_density_km2 | 95 |
| population_blank1_title | Ethnicities |
| population_blank2_title | Religions |
| timezone | EET |
| utc_offset | +2 |
| timezone_DST | EEST |
| utc_offset_DST | +3 |
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The Hermel District () is a district in the Baalbek-Hermel Governorate of Lebanon. Its population is estimated at 69,997 inhabitants, with its semi-arid land contributing to its low population density. It borders the Akkar District and Miniyeh-Danniyeh District on its west, the Baalbek District in the south and east, and Syria on its north.
The capital of the Hermel District is Hermel.
On January 3, 2021, an explosion at a fuel storage facility in the town of Al-Qasr injured 10.
Demographics
According to registered voters in 2014:
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| Year | Christians | Muslims | Druze | Total | Maronites | Other Christians | Total | Shias | Sunnis | Alawites | Druze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | |||||||||||
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References
References
- "Hermel District - Localiban".
- "10 injured in fuel warehouse explosion in Lebanon's Bekaa district - Xinhua {{!}} English.news.cn".
- https://lub-anan.com/المحافظات/البقاع/الهرمل/المذاهب/ {{Bare URL inline. (August 2025)
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