Hermel District

Hermel District
District
قضاء الهرمل
Hermel Pyramid
Hermel Pyramid
Location in Lebanon
Location in Lebanon
Country Lebanon
GovernorateBaalbek-Hermel Governorate
CapitalHermel
Area
 • Total
282 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 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.[1]

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.[2]

  1. ^ "Hermel District - Localiban". www.localiban.org. Archived from the original on 2018-05-29. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  2. ^ "10 injured in fuel warehouse explosion in Lebanon's Bekaa district - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on 2021-01-03.