South Governorate (;
transliterated:
al-Janub) is one of the
governorates of
Lebanon. South Lebanon has a population of 500,000 inhabitants and an area of 929.6 km². The capital is
Sidon. The lowest elevation is sea-level; the highest is 1,000 meters. The inhabitants are a mixture of
Shiites,
Sunnis,
Orthodox,
Catholics, and
Protestants. Temperatures can drop to 4 °C during winter with a lot of rain and snow on the higher ground. In the humid summer, temperatures can rise to 30 °C in the coastal areas. The governorate has several rivers: the
Litani, Zahrani, Naqura,
Awali, Qasmiye, and
Hasbani. The area is famous for its citrus and banana farms. Its main cities are
Sidon,
Tyre and
Jezzine.