Baabda District, Administrative district in Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon
Baabda District extends across 194 square kilometers south and east of Beirut, encompassing residential neighborhoods, governmental buildings, and mountain landscapes.
The district's capital city served as the administrative center of Ottoman Mount Lebanon from 1861 to 1918, marking a period of regional autonomy.
The population includes Maronite Catholics, Shi'a Muslims, and Druze communities, with six parliamentary seats allocated among these religious groups.
The district contains multiple educational institutions, administrative offices, foreign embassies, and the Ministry of Defense, making it central to Lebanon's governance.
Archaeological sites in Baabda District have yielded 120-million-year-old amber deposits containing preserved ancient lizards and insects.
Location: Mount Lebanon Governorate
Capital city: Baabda
GPS coordinates: 33.83470,35.54200
Latest update: March 23, 2025 00:04
National Museum of Beirut
5.5 km
Sursock Museum
6.9 km
Hope for Peace Monument
1.6 km
Sursock House
6.9 km
Baabda Palace
811 m
Beit Beirut
6.6 km
Phoenician port of Beirut
6.4 km
Pine Residence
5.7 km
Beirut Municipal Stadium
6 km
Museum of Lebanese Prehistory
7.1 km
Beirut Art Center
5.2 km
Al Ahed Stadium
4.2 km
Mim Museum
5.6 km
Bsous Silk Museum
3.4 km
Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Beirut and Byblos
6.7 km
Nicolas Sursock Museum
6.9 km
Jewish cemetery of Beirut
6.4 km
Oriental Library
7 km
Armenian Catholic Archeparchy of Beirut
7.2 km
Al Mandaloun
6.9 km
French Protestant Cemetery of Beirut
6.3 km
St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, Beirut
6.8 km
Aqua Fun Water Park
6.4 km
Ra's al Nab' Cemetery
6 km
Saint Nicolas Stairs
7.1 km
Achrafieh Staircase
6.4 km
Cemetery of the National Evangelical Church of Beirut
6.3 km
Melkite Greek-Catholic cemetery of Ras el-Nabeh
6.1 kmReviews
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