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Topic: Beirut Governorate

	Beirut Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Beirut became a centre of missionary activity, which was generally very unsuccessful in conversions (a massacre of Christians in 1860 was the occasion for further European interventions), but did build an impressive education system.
		Beirut is one of the most religiously diverse cities of the Middle East, with Muslims (Sunni and Shi'ite), Christians (Maronite Catholics, Greek Orthodox, Greek Catholics, Armenian Orthodox, Armenian Catholics, Roman Catholics, Syriacs, Copts, Methodists, Protestants), Druze and atheists all having a significant presence.
		Beirut was torn apart during the Lebanese Civil War and was divided between the Muslim West Beirut and the Christian East.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /topic/Beirut.html (2300 words)

	Tchatting.com Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		The Beirut Governorate is not divided into districts and is limited to the city of Beirut.
		Beirut airport (Rafiq Hariri International Airport) re-opened in September 2006 and the efforts to revive the Lebanese economy have since been proceeding at a slow pace.
		Beirut in particular has a very vibrant arts scene, with numerous performances, exhibits, fashion shows, and concerts held throughout the year in its galleries, museums, theatres, and public spaces.
	www.tchatting.com /forum/vbencyclopedia.php (4272 words)

	Britain.tv Wikipedia - Beirut
		Beirut became a centre of missionary activity, which was generally very unsuccessful in conversions (a massacre of Christians in 1860 was the occasion for further European interventions), but did build an impressive education system.
		Beirut is one of the most religiously diverse cities of the Middle East, with Muslims (Sunni and Shi'ite), Christians (Maronite Catholics, Greek Orthodox, Greek Catholics, Armenian Orthodox, Armenian Catholics, Roman Catholics, Syriacs, Copts, Methodists, Protestants), and Druze all having a significant presence.
		Beirut was torn apart during the Lebanese Civil War and was divided between the Muslim West Beirut and the Christian East.
	www.britain.tv /wikipedia.php?title=Beirut (1776 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Lebanon
		By early 2006, a considerable degree of stability had been achieved throughout much of the country, Beirut's reconstruction was almost complete, and an increasing number of foreign tourists were pouring into Lebanon's resorts.
		'''Beirut Governorate The Beirut Governorate is not divided into districts and is limited to the city of Beirut.
		According to a preliminary report published by the Lebanese Ministry of Finance on August 30, 2006, a major economic decline was expected as a result of the fighting.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Lebanon (4530 words)

	UN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		The ratio of registered population in the city that is the seat of local government compared to that in the respective caza or the governorate shows the persisting importance of urban centres such as Tripoli in the North and Sidon in the South.
		Beirut remains a magnet at a national scale, with an estimated one third of the country's population living in Beirut, while the registered population is around 500,000.
		While in Beirut 93 percent of buildings are connected to a network providing safe drinking water, North Lebanon and the Bekaa are the most disadvantaged governorates in this respect (among other deficiencies) with only 65.5 percent and 68.1 percent of their respective housing stocks connected to safe drinking water.
	www.un.org.lb /un/template.asp?id=30 (2312 words)

	The North Province and The Municipalities Meeting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Al Khalil said in her speech that it is not a coincidence that Beirut Marathon Association starts generalizing the running culture of this year from the north and specially from its capital Tripoli.
		Since the north often was the tank hinting on the support and encouragement from the governor Kalloush and stressing on the importance of the solidarity in our civil society because it gives the exact image of the strong and united Lebanon.
		The North Governor praised in his word the accomplishment of the Beirut Marathon Association which gives the North and specifically Tripoli a national, economical, social and civil dimension and makes Lebanon recognized on the International Map.
	www.beirutmarathon.org /meeting1.htm (259 words)

	Beirut Center for Research & Information
		The survey determined the electoral support for various Lebanese political groups in each qada (small district).
		The qadas were summed up to determine the size on the level of the governorate (Mohafaza) based on the number of voters in the 2005 parliamentary elections, which reached 1,388,000 voters.
		The survey revealed that the Lebanese opposition (Hizbullah, FPM and allies) constitute 58.1 percent of respondents, as opposed to a 41.9 percent for the March 14 coalition.
	www.beirutcenter.info /default.asp?contentid=703&MenuID=46 (734 words)

	Al-Ahram Weekly \| 'A victory for coexistence' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Election results of the municipal and mayoral ballot in Beirut on Sunday confirmed a victory for "national coexistence and harmony." The outcome, according to officials, shows that democracy has prevailed.
		Al-Hariri described the outcome of the Beirut ballot as a clear indication that the war years were gone forever.
		Local elections were also held in the governorates of South Lebanon and Nabatiyeh with a massive voter turn-out of between 65 and 70 per cent.
	weekly.ahram.org.eg /1998/381/re1.htm (893 words)

	UN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		However, the population is distributed unevenly among regions, with 47.6 percent in Beirut and Mount Lebanon, and only 13.6 percent in the Bekaa, the largest of the six governorates.
		Whereas deprivation in terms of education and health insurance is twice as important in the regions than in Beirut and Mount Lebanon, urban poor are more deprived in terms of housing and suffer from lack of access to potable water (31.7 percent) and crowding (35 percent).
		The expansion of the built-up area in Lebanon is often marked by urban sprawl encroaching on valuable agricultural land and poses serious environmental problems, with construction of housing and residential buildings in these cases preceding land servicing, and as such resulting in the degradation of urban land.
	www.un.org.lb /un/template.asp?id=24 (4849 words)

	Lebanon.com Newswire - Local News February 28 1997
		A Japanese embassy official in Beirut said "the Japanese intelligence agencies were completely sure of the suspects identity, and that was the reason why their names and photos were leaked to the Japanese media, even before the news of arrests were made public in Lebanon".
		News in Beirut said the French and Syrian view points are identical on the situation in the M.E, and in agreement over the obstacles facing the process, and have mutual endeavor to restart the peace talks on the Lebanese and Syrian tracks.
		He said the abolishment of the "Beirut governorate" and replace it by general secretariat and general secretary is a one that abolishes the last important administrative post allocated to the community, since the system of governorates was established.
	www.lebanon.com /news/local/1997/2/28.htm (2048 words)

	Introducution
		In 1945 during the British Mandate the Village Council was established and in 1952 during the Jordanian Era was transformed to Local Council.
		After the establishment of the Palestinian National Authority in 1995 the district was promoted to “Salfeet Governorate” in order to develop the area and protect it from settlements.
		This area is separated from the areas of Nablus and Qalqilia naturally by Wad Qana Valley in the north and from the Area of Ramalla to the south by Wadi—Saridah.
	www.salfeet.org /intoroduc.html (332 words)

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		Project development objective: (see Annex 1) The project's development objective is to nrovide the city of Beirut and the Greater Beirut Area (GBA) with the basic institutional frameworlc, which it now lacks, and critical investments needed to maximize the Pffirienrv of the exi tine lirlhnn tmnqnnrt inftni&iirit.
		Beirut has very fragmented pu1blic transport markets, with the majority of small vehicles (taxis and microbuses) operated by single-vehicle owners.
		Regarding parking management, Beirut Municipality and the Governorate of Beirut are determined to bring order to on-street parking and to support other improvements in roadways, traffic, and transit.
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	Informed Comment: 05/01/2006 - 05/31/2006
		Diyala Governor Ra'd al-Mullah Jawad has urged the government to take precautions against the deteriorating security situation in the governorate quickly in order to avoid the situation deteriorating further, as it is getting worse day by day.
		The governor of Basra is from the Virtue Party, and it occurs to me that part of his annoyance with the local represtentatives of Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani is that the latter's great supporter, Husain Shahristani, a nuclear engineer, got the petroleum ministry.
		Governor Aqil al-Khaz`ali admitted that the security apparatuses are suffering from shortages of equipment and sophisticated weaponry for their struggle against local terrorists, who, he said, were taking aim at the civilizational monuments of Karbala.
	www.juancole.com /2006_05_01_juanricole_archive.html (14967 words)

	Al-Ahram Weekly \| Travel \| It's not what you think
		Sohag is also, in and of itself, intensely beautiful, both in terms of its impressive, varied natural and historical scenery and in terms of the warmth, genuine hospitality, frankness and cultural integrity of its inhabitants, who genuinely wanted us to be there and to talk and write about their region when we returned home.
		One case provides the resting place of a mother who is still holding tight to her baby in the face of death, her expression still bearing witness to the horror she witnessed and underwent.
		As for the highlights in Sohag governorate, look for the market in Akhmim on Tuesday and the weekly Saddam Market on Friday, when goods imported from the Gulf are sold at affordable prices.
	weekly.ahram.org.eg /2005/766/tr1.htm (2665 words)

	Gazette \| Gazetteer: News & Sports (July\|Aug 04)
		The city and the “governorate” (province) of Kirkuk are the most hotly contested of Iraq’s “disputed areas.” The people of Kurdistan, especially its Kurdish majority, regard both as part of their national territory, which they believe should be part of the official region of Kurdistan in any permanent constitution.
		By contrast, in the city—situated in the middle of the governorate, and then home to less than a third of the governorate’s population—Turkomen (37.6 percent) were the largest group, just outnumbering Kurds (33.3 percent), who in turn outnumbered Arabs (22.5 percent).
		Even the boundaries of the governorate were re-drawn by Saddam to exclude strongly Kurdish-majority rural zones and to incorporate strongly non-Kurdish (mostly Sunni Arab) rural zones.
	www.upenn.edu /gazette/0704/0704gaz11.html (2041 words)

	MENAFN - Middle East North Africa . Financial Network News: Tourism projects worth JD6 million to be implemented in ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		During a meeting with several officials in Ajloun yesterday, the minister said the government plans to implement several income-generating projects, the details of which will be announced in June, to promote the governorate and improve the residents' standard of living.
		Ajloun Governor Ahmad Shaiab, Deputy Wadei Zawaideh, Ajloun Mayor Zeyad Aqeili, Director of the Jordanian Kuwaiti Holding Company Reem Badran, and representatives of the ministries of labour and the environment and the Jordan River Foundation attended the meeting.
		The Ajloun Nature Reserve, a pioneer ecotourism project which opened in 2004, was launched by collective efforts from the Jordan River Foundation and the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature as a first step to promote ecotourism in Ajloun, making forestry and tourism main employers for the local inhabitants of the area.
	www.menafn.com /qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093108705 (370 words)

	MENAFN - Middle East North Africa . Financial Network News: AJLOUN (Petra) — Ajloun Governorate, one of the poorest ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		AJLOUN (Petra) — Ajloun Governorate, one of the poorest regions in the Kingdom, will have a new state-run university, mega-tourism projects, a new dam and other facilities designed to improve the residents' quality of life.
		During a three-hour meeting with representatives of the governorate yesterday, Prime Minister Adnan Badran issued directives to three university presidents to draft a study on a state university for the district.
		Ajloun Governor Ahmad Shayyab gave a briefing on development projects implemented last year in the area, which totalled 103 of the planned 145.
	www.menafn.com /qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=94130 (427 words)

	Middle East Report Online: Commemorating Lebanon’s War Amid Continued Crisis , by Laurie King-Irani
		The blending of the aural symbols of Christianity and Islam was but one component of a carefully orchestrated series of events designed by the family and supporters of the late prime minister, the architect of downtown Beirut’s reconstruction, to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of the beginning of Lebanon’s long and devastating civil war.
		A key sticking point was whether to arrange voting on the level of the governorate (muhafaza) or the smaller level of the district (qada’).
		The latter approach would ensure greater representation by confessional groups having less demographic weight in the population, and it is the preferred method of balloting among most members of the opposition to the government.
	www.merip.org /mero/mero041405.html (3409 words)

	Lebanon's Tenuous Transformation - Middle East Forum
		[3] The 1989 Ta'if Accords stipulated that the governorate should be the base unit for national elections in Lebanon.
		The gerrymandered districts are geared to prevent coalition-building, and the inability of many Beirut residents to vote in the districts in which they reside means gradual migration and mixing of populations cannot alone mitigate problems.
		In a March 15, 2005 interview with Beirut's Daily Star, a senior Hizbullah official described the group as both "a resistance group and political party." Western officials should not accept such rhetoric.
	www.meforum.org /article/781 (2571 words)

	Middle East Report Online: How UN Pressure on Hizballah Impedes Lebanese Reform, by Reinoud Leenders
		In Washington and Paris, the mood was also festive, as officials praised what they called Lebanon’s “Cedar Revolution” as the first in a projected series of popularly led regime changes, or at least changes of regime behavior, all across the region.
		On May 10, an anti-government demonstration hit the streets of Beirut, with Hizballah’s al-Manar media outlets claiming that at least half a million protesters were in attendance.
		In Beirut, the debate is now about the desirability of Western interference -- the existence of this interference is hardly disputed anywhere on the political spectrum.
	merip.org /mero/mero052306.html (4402 words)

	- JMP form specialized groups to tear up GPC's electoral posters
		In al-Hudeidah governorate, JMP elements have torn the posters and photos of the GPC's presidential candidate in Kamaran, Bajel and al-Hakouk districts.
		Meanwhile, JMP elements of Hadramout governorate have torn the photos of the GPC's presidential candidate in Broum and Mayfa' districts, in addition to putting the posters of the JMP's presidential candidate over those of the GPC.
		Local sources in Sana'a governorate, moreover, told almotmar.net that the JMP, in unprecedented steps, have formed specialized groups at the level of districts to tear up the posters an photos of the GPC's presidential candidate and candidates for the local council elections.
	www.almotamar.net /en/725.htm (943 words)

	Press Releases: Lebanon, Lebanon: UNHCR plans tent camp in Beirut to address acute shortage of housing
		In a bid to alleviate the problem, UNHCR is working with the government and others to develop a tented camp for 800-1,000 displaced people at an old railway depot in Beirut's Furn El Shabak district.
		On Wednesday and Thursday, 4,250 blankets and 1,670 mattresses were due to be distributed in Metn governorate.
		On Thursday, the largest convoy yet, carrying 175.6 tonnes of plastic sheets, plastic rolls for shelter, tents, mattresses and kitchen is scheduled to depart Syria and arrive in Beirut.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EGUA-6SAS8S?OpenDocument (687 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Middle East \| Guide to Iraq's election
		There will be 275 seats in the new Council of Representatives, 230 of which are distributed amongst the 18 governorates according to the number of registered voters in each governorate.
		Within each governorate a political entity is allocated its share of seats in the new parliament in proportion to the number of votes it wins in that governorate.
		Iraq's electoral law stipulates that at least 25% of the members of the new parliament must be women and that one in three candidates on each political entity's list must be female.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/middle_east/4522060.stm (563 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for druze
		Beirut is an important port and financial center with food processing industries.
		1,500,000), capital of Syria and of its Damascus governorate, SW Syria, on the eastern edge of the Anti-Lebanon Mts.
		It is Syria's largest city and its administrative, financial, and communications center.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=druze&StartAt=11 (569 words)

	MENAFN - Middle East North Africa . Financial Network News: Lebanese real estate market thriving with rising GCC demand (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		BEIRUT, April 22 (KUNA) -- Lebanon's real estate market has been thriving noticeably in the first quarter of 2006 due to rising demand on investment properties by Lebanese and Arabian Gulf investors.
		These investors are building hotels, residential towers, and houses; each are over an area of 400 to 800 square meters and most of them in the Solidere in Beirut overlooking the sea.
		The total area of property sold to Arab and foreign investors reached about 1.826 million square meters in the governorate of Beirut and 585,594 square meters in Mount Lebanon over the past three months.
	www.menafn.com /qn_news_story_s.asp?storyid=1093110287 (335 words)

	Ain Zhalta: Geography
		Ain Zhalta is situated in the Chouf district, east of Beirut, at the foot of one of the largest cedar groves in Lebanon.
		The Ain Zhalta area extends from the western slopes of the Ain Zhalta mountain in the Mount Lebanon governorate to the eastern mountain border of the Beqaa valley governorate.
		This also enables Beirut residents to spend the summer in mountain villages without disrupting their work in the capital.
	www.ain-zhalta.com /geography.asp (591 words)

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