Establishment of two new governorates in Lebanon (Akkar Governorate - Baalbek-Hermel Governorate)

Type

Law

Number

522

Date of the text

16/07/2003

Official Gazette

published in 2003

Status today

In force as of 27/08/2026

Articles

3

What it provides

This law creates two new governorates in Lebanon: Akkar in the north, centred on Halba, and Baalbek-Hermel in the Bekaa, centred on Baalbek, with implementing measures to be adopted by decree of the Council of Ministers.

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 2003. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.