What is Southern Lebanon?
[[File:Lebanon_region_map.png|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lebanon_region_map.png|thumb|Regions of Lebanon]] '''Southern Lebanon''' is the most southern of the four regions in [[Lebanon]]. It includes the governorates of Nabatieh and South Lebanon. Southern Lebanon is the Lebanese border region to [[Israel]]. == Geography == Southern Lebanon goes from the Awwali River in the north to the Lebanese-Israeli border in the south. It has a coast in the west and hilly and mountainous areas inland. The height of the land varies from 100 to 1000 meters. The Litani River flows through this region.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Embassy of Lebanon in the United Kingdom {{!}} South Lebanon|url=http://www.mfa.gov.lb/britain/english/album-5|access-date=2024-05-23|website=www.mfa.gov.lb|archive-date=2021-05-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512112802/https://mfa.gov.lb/britain/english/album-5|url-status=dead}}</ref> === Administrative Division === [[File:Nabatieh_in_Lebanon_2020.svg|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nabatieh_in_Lebanon_2020.svg|thumb|Governorate of Nabatieh]] Southern Lebanon includes two of the eight governorates in Lebanon: Nabatieh and South Lebanon. In the east, Nabatieh has a population of 276,285 (2023) and is divided into four districts: Bent Jbeil, Hasbaya, Marjaayoun, and Nabatieh.<ref>{{Cite web|title=IDAL - Lebanon at a Glance - Invest in Regions - Nabatieh Governorate|url=http://investinlebanon.gov.lb/en/lebanon_at_a_glance/invest_in_regions/nabatieh_governorate|access-date=2024-05-23|website=IDAL.COM}}</ref> In the west, South Lebanon has a population of 718,765 (2016) and is divided into three districts: Jezzine, Saida, and Tyr.<ref>{{Cite web|title=IDAL - Lebanon at a Glance - Invest in Regions - South Lebanon Governorate|url=http://investinlebanon.gov.lb/en/lebanon_at_a_glance/invest_in_regions/south_lebanon_governorate|access-date=2024-05-23|website=IDAL.COM}}</ref> ==== Major cities in Southern Lebanon ==== * Nabatieh City * Jezzine * Sidon (Saida) * Tyr == Demograph