Aley () is a district (qadaa) in Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, to the south-east of the Lebanon's capital Beirut. The capital is Aley which was known as the "bride of the summers" in the 1960 and 1970s, when the city was an attractive tourist location.
The district elects 5 members of parliament, of which 3 are Christians (1 Orthodox and 2 Maronite) and 2 are Druze. During the 1975-1990 Civil War in Lebanon, Aley witnessed several battles around its environs.
Cities
Aabey Aghmeed Ain Aanoub Ain Dara Ain Drafile Ain El Jdideh Ain El Halzoune Ain El Remmaneh Ain Ksour Ain Saideh Ain Sofar Ain Traz Ainab Aitate (Eitat) Aley Aramoun Baawerta Baissour Basateen Bdadoun Bedghane Bennieh Bhamdoun el Day'aa Bhamdoun el Mhatta Bhouara Bisrine (Bserrine) Bkhichtay (Bkhechtey) Bleibel Bmahray Bmakkine (Bemkine) Bouzridé Bsous Btallaoun Btater Bteezanieh Chanay Charoun Chartoun Choueifat Amroussyat Choueifat El Oumara Choueifat Qobbat Dakkoun Deir-Koubel Dfoun Douair El-Roummane El-Azouniyeh El-Bennayé El-Fsaïkine El-Ghaboun El-Kahalé El-Kamatiyeh El-Mansouriyeh El-Mechrefeh El-Mreijate El-Ramliyeh El-Rejmeh Habramoun Houmal Kahale Kaifun Kfar-Aammay Kfar Matta litige Maasraiti Majdel Baana-Sawfar Mansourieh - Ain el Marej Mazraet El-Nahr Mchakhté Mecherfeh Mejdlaya Qmatiye Rajmeh Ramlieh Ras el Jabal Rechmaya Remhala Roueissat El-Naaman Saoufar Sarahmoul Shemlan Silfaya Souk El Gharb Taazanieh
Demographics Like the neighboring Chouf District, the Aley district is also one of the most religiously diverse areas in Lebanon. The largest religious community in the Aley district is the Druze denomination, followed by the Maronite, and Greek Orthodox Christian denominations. There are also small communities of Shia Muslims.
According to registered voters in 2014:
Year Christians Muslims Druze Total Maronites Greek Orthodox Greek Catholics Other Christians Total Shias Sunnis Druze2014 2018 2022 2026 Number of registered voters (21+ years old) over the years. +YearsWomenMenTotalGrowth (%)200959,46056,622116,182201060,426 57,502 117,928 +1.48% 201160,650 57,977 118,627 +0.59% 201261,114 58,369 119,483 +0.72% 201362,011 59,213 121,224 +1.44% 201462,546 59,821 122,367 +0.93% 201563,185 60,448 123,633 +1.02% 201663,554 61,090 124,644 +0.81% 201764,159 61,640 125,799 +0.92% 201865,044 62,337 127,381 +1.24% 201965,917 62,739 128,656 +0.99% 202066,891 63,631 130,522 +1.43% 202167,697 64,422 132,139 +1.22% 202268,601 65,338 133,939 +1.34% 202369,092 65,746 134,838 +0.67% 202469,802 66,398 136,200 +1.00% 202570,350 66,936 137,286 +0.79% 2026 136,315 -0.71% Source: DGCS
References
External links Kahale Bsous