Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Country: Lebanon, occupied Palestinian territory, Syrian Arab Republic
GENERAL OVERVIEW
The Bekaa valley was split into two governorates in May 2014; Baalbek/Hermel and Bekaa. Bekaa hosts Lebanon’s largest official border crossing with Syria in Masnaa. The Bekaa governorate is split into three administrative districts (Zahle, West Bekaa and Rashaya), composed of over 85 municipalities. The Bekaa valley is an area confessionally mixed with Christians, Sunnis, Shiittes and Druze. The governorate has an average altitude of 1,000m above sea level. Inter-agency and sector coordination meetings take place in Zahle.
