title: Zahlé District
text: # Zahlé District
  
  Zahlé District (Arabic: قضاء زحلة) is an administrative district of the Beqaa Governorate of the Republic of Lebanon. Its capital and largest town is the town of the same name. A reed-roofed town set among the eastern foothills of Mount Sannine. Zahle was founded about 300 years ago in an area whose past reaches back some five millennia.
  
  Religion in the Zahle District
  
  ## Main cities and towns
  
  * Ali an Nahri
  * Anjar
  * Barelias
  * Jdita
  * Majdal Anjar
  * Qabb Ilyas
  * Rayak
  * Saadnayel
  * Taalabaya
  * Zahlé
  * Qâa er Rîm
  
  ## Demographics
  
  The Zahlé district is one of the most diverse regions in Lebanon. Roughly 55% of the population is of the Christian religion, with a decent portion being Greek Catholic. The remaining 45% of the population is of the Muslim religion, which the majority belongs to the Sunni and a minority of Shiite denominations. The area is also home to a modest Armenian Orthodox and Catholic population, who have historically resided near the Anjar area of the district.
  
  ## Other settlements
  
  * Ablah
  * Ain Kfar Zabad
  * Bouarij
  * Chtaura
  * Dalhamiye
  * Deir el Ghazal
  * Ferzol
  * Haoush el Ghanam
  * Haoush Hala
  * Hay el Fikani
  * Kfar Zabad
  * Makse
  * Masa
  * Mreijat
  * Nabi Ayla
  * Nasriyet Rizk
  * Niha Bekaa
  * Qousaya
  * Raait
  * Taanayel
  * Tal Amara
  