Civil Administration of the Mountain
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StatusMilitia-controlled territory
CommonlanguagesArabic
Religion Druzism
Historical eraLebanese Civil War
Civil Administration of the Mountain | |||||||||
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| 1983–1991 | |||||||||
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| Status | Militia-controlled territory | ||||||||
| Common languages | Arabic | ||||||||
| Religion | Druzism | ||||||||
| Government | |||||||||
• Beyk | Walid Jumblatt | ||||||||
| Historical era | Lebanese Civil War | ||||||||
• Established | 1983 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1991 | ||||||||
| Currency | Lebanese Pound | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Lebanon | ||||||||
The Civil Administration of the Mountain, sometimes referred to as Jabal al-Druze (not to be confused with similarly termed region in Syria), was Walid Jumblatt’s Druze-dominated polity that existed in Lebanon from 1983 until its gradual erosion following the Taif Agreement and the end of the country's civil war. It was one of the wartime state-like territories (known as cantons) which was controlled by the PSP’s armed wing, the People's Liberation Army (PLA). The PLA controlled most of the Chouf district and some parts of Aley and Baabda. It bordered the East Beirut canton to the north, which was controlled by a rival Christian militia, the Lebanese Forces.[1][2][3]