South Governorate (;
transliterated:
al-Janub) is one of the
governorates of
Lebanon. South Lebanon has a population of 360,000 inhabitants and an area of 2,000 km². The capital is
Sidon. The lowest elevation is sea-level; the highest is 1,000 meters. The inhabitants are a mixture of Shiites, Sunnis, Orthodox, Catholics, Armenians, and Protestants. Temperatures can drop to 4 °C during winter with a lot of rain and snow on the higher ground. In the humid summer, temperatures can rise to 30 °C in the coastal areas. The governorate has several rivers: the
Litani, Zahrani, Naqura,
Awali, Qasmiye, and
Hasbani. The area is famous for its citrus and banana farms.
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