Chouf District
Chouf District
جبل الشوف | |
|---|---|
District | |
Chouf Mountains | |
Location in Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°41′44″N 35°34′49″E / 33.69556°N 35.58028°E | |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Governorate | Mount Lebanon Governorate |
| Capital | Beiteddine |
| Area | |
| • Land | 191 sq mi (495 km2) |
| Population | |
• Estimate (31 December 2017) | 231,427 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Chouf (also spelled Shouf, Shuf or Chuf; Arabic: جبل الشوف, romanized: Jabal ash-Shouf) is a historic region of Lebanon, as well as an administrative district in the governorate (muhafazat) of Mount Lebanon.