Lebanese governorates, found on the map
Learn all nine governorates, including Keserwan-Jbeil. Zoom in to distinguish small Beirut from surrounding Mount Lebanon. These reference boundaries do not show current military control.
9 to find, 8 a run.
2 rounds, 6 of 8 to pass each. Pass one and its places are yours.
Every one on the map
Every place listed below can be asked in this game. Places you find in a passed round drop out of your remaining pool.
- Akkar
- Baalbek-Hermel
- Beirut
- Bekaa
- Keserwan-Jbeil
- Mount Lebanon
- Nabatiyeh
- North
- South
What the map tells you about each one
The paragraph the game shows when you find each one. Reading them first is not cheating.
- Beirut
- The capital is a separate governorate. Zoom in to distinguish it from the much larger urban area around it.
- Mount Lebanon
- This governorate includes Baabda, Aley and the Chouf. Its administrative area differs from the physical Mount Lebanon range.
- Keserwan-Jbeil
- Created in 2017 from two districts formerly in Mount Lebanon, it is shown separately on this nine-governorate map.
- North
- North Governorate combines coastal cities and mountain districts. Akkar is a separate governorate to its north.
- Akkar
- Halba is its administrative centre. The governorate reaches from coastal lowlands into northern mountain country.
- Baalbek-Hermel
- This large inland governorate covers the northern Bekaa and adjacent mountains, along part of the Syrian frontier.
- Bekaa
- Bekaa Governorate contains the southern part of the wider Bekaa Valley. Zahle is its administrative centre.
- South
- South Governorate includes coastal districts and Jezzine inland. It is distinct from neighbouring Nabatiyeh.
- Nabatiyeh
- Nabatiyeh includes uplands and towns near the southern frontier. These reference borders do not indicate current access or control.
How this one works
How many governorates are on the map?
9. Every one of them is on the map, and a run asks 8 of them. Pass a round and the places you found in it drop out of the pool, so the next run is what you have left.
What is a round?
A run of 8 questions, and 6 right passes it. 2 rounds cover the whole map, and the counter at the top of the Lebanon page counts the ones behind you. Passing is what banks a round's finds: miss the mark and nothing is taken off the map, so every place that round asked about is still there to be asked again. A round is always the places you have not found yet, and when fewer than five are left it is topped up with a few you have found as review, so the last round is never one or two questions. Three quarters of it passes it.
Can I start the map over?
Yes. "Reset this map" under the counter puts all 9 back in the pool and sets the rounds to zero the moment you press it, so the whole map is there to be found again from nothing. It clears this map only; the other maps of Lebanon keep their progress.
Do I need an account?
No. The game plays in the page, and a guest's progress is kept in their own browser. Signing in carries it between devices and earns XP for a run.
What happens when I get one wrong?
The map names what you actually hit, then lights up the right answer in green and tells you something about the place. Missing one is how most of this map gets learned.
The other maps of Lebanon
Egypt has the same map in Egyptian governorates. Iraq has the same map in Governorates of Iraq. Jordan has the same map in Governorates of Jordan. Oman has the same map in Governorates of Oman. Palestine has the same map in Governorates of Palestine. Syria has the same map in Governorates of Syria. Tunisia has the same map in Tunisian governorates. Yemen has the same map in Governorates and capital of Yemen. All three together on the Lebanon atlas page, the country itself on the Lebanon guide, and the other two hundred on the world map.