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Chouf District
جبل الشوف
District
Chouf Mountains
Chouf Mountains
Location in Lebanon
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°41′44″N 35°34′49″E / 33.69556°N 35.58028°E / 33.69556; 35.58028
CountryChouf District Lebanon
GovernorateMount Lebanon Governorate
CapitalBeiteddine
Area
 • Land191 sq mi (495 km2)
Population
 • Estimate 
(31 December 2017)
231,427
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Chouf (also spelled Shouf, Shuf or Chuf, in Arabic: جبل الشوف Jabal ash-Shouf) is a historic region of Lebanon, as well as an administrative district in the governorate (muhafazat) of Mount Lebanon.

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