[1] The largest towns of the district are predominantly inhabited by Maronites; notably Byblos, Qartaba, Aqoura and Amsheet.

[1] Most Shia Muslims live in the villages of Almat, Ras Osta, Hjoula and Bichtlida, and in the jurd highlands of Lassa, Afqa and Mazraat es-Siyad.

The villages that make up qournet el-roum are Mounsef, Jeddayel, Helwe, Berbara, Gharzouz, Rihanneh and Chikhane.

The capital Byblos is an important historical and archaeological site boasting Phoenician, Roman, and Crusader ruins.

The village Chikhane is considered the birthplace of the first Russian school in the Middle East, believed to have been established during World War I.