Hermel District

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.