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South Governorate topographic map
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South Governorate
South Governorate (Arabic: محافظة الجنوب, romanized: muḥāfaẓat al-Janūb, or simply الجنوب) is one of the governorates of Lebanon, with a population of 590,000 inhabitants and an area of 929.6 km2. The capital is Sidon. The lowest elevation is sea-level; the highest is 1,000 meters. The local population is religiously diverse and includes Shia and Sunni Muslims, Druze, Eastern Orthodox, Maronite, Protestant, and Greek Catholic Christians. Temperatures can drop to 4 °C during winter with much rain and snow on the higher ground. In the humid summer, temperatures can rise to 30 °C in the coastal areas. The governorate has several rivers: the Litani, Deir El Zahrani, Naqoura, Awali, Qasmiye, and Hasbani. The area is famous for its citrus and banana farms. Its main cities are Sidon, Tyre and Jezzine.
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Name: South Governorate topographic map, elevation, terrain.
Location: South Governorate, Lebanon (33.08543 35.10356 33.59201 35.63822)
Average elevation: 820 ft
Minimum elevation: -3 ft
Maximum elevation: 4,754 ft
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Average elevation: 476 ft
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Beit Mery
Lebanon > Mount Lebanon Governorate
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Lebanon > Mount Lebanon Governorate
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Aramoun
Lebanon > Mount Lebanon Governorate
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Mazraat Al Shouf
Lebanon > Mount Lebanon Governorate
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Average elevation: 2,802 ft
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Hazmieh
Lebanon > Mount Lebanon Governorate
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Average elevation: 387 ft
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Bikfaya
Lebanon > Mount Lebanon Governorate
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Average elevation: 2,766 ft
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Lebanon > Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate
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Average elevation: 5,217 ft
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Average elevation: 6,060 ft
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Qaraoun
The development activity near the village, consequent to land area the Qaraoun village transferred for building of the El Qaraoun Dam in the middle reaches of the Litani River, which created an artificial lake (33°34′11.63″N 35°41′51.18″E / 33.5698972°N 35.6975500°E / 33.5698972;…
Average elevation: 3,369 ft
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Lehfed
Lebanon > Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate
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Average elevation: 3,442 ft
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Lebanon > Mount Lebanon Governorate
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Average elevation: 1,893 ft
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Lebanon > Mount Lebanon Governorate
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Average elevation: 3,796 ft
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Average elevation: 9,249 ft
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Average elevation: 614 ft
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Lebanon > Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate
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Average elevation: 3,947 ft
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Aynata
Lebanon > Nabatieh Governorate
Israeli archaeologist Yohanan Aharoni identified Aynata as ancient En-hazor, and says it appears in the topographical lists of Thutmose III.
Average elevation: 2,470 ft
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Baadaran
Lebanon > Mount Lebanon Governorate
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Average elevation: 928 ft
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