Hermel District

The Hermel District (Arabic: قضاء الهرمل) is a district in the Baalbek-Hermel Governorate of Lebanon. Its population is estimated at 69,997 inhabitants, with its semi-arid land contributing to its low population density. It borders the Akkar District and Miniyeh-Danniyeh District on its west, the Baalbek District in the south and east, and Syria on its north.

Hermel District
District
قضاء الهرمل
Hermel Pyramid
Location in Lebanon
Country Lebanon
GovernorateBaalbek-Hermel Governorate
CapitalHermel
Area
  Total282 sq mi (731 km2)
Population
  Estimate 
(31 December 2017)
69,997
  Density250/sq mi (95/km2)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

The capital of the Hermel District is Hermel.

On January 3, 2021, an explosion at a fuel storage facility in the town of Al-Qasr injured 10.

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