ISO 3166-2:LB

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ISO 3166-2:LB is the entry for

states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1
.

Currently for Lebanon, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for

Aakkâr District) and Baalbek-Hermel Governorate (which contains the current Baalbek District and Hermel District
), which are listed, are in the process of being implemented after having been approved for creation in 2003.

Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is LB, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Lebanon. The second part is two letters.

Current codes

Subdivision names are listed as in the ISO 3166-2 standard published by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA).

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Code Subdivision name (
ar
)
(conventional names)
Subdivision name (
ar
)
(BGN/PCGN 1956)
Subdivision name ( Subdivision name (en) [note 2]
LB-AK Aakkâr ‘Akkār عكار Akkar
LB-BH Baalbek-Hermel B‘alabak-Al Hirmil بعلبك - الهرمل Baalbek-Hermel
LB-BI
Béqaa
Al Biqā‘ البقاع Beqaa
LB-BA
Beyrouth
Bayrūt بيروت Beirut
LB-AS
Liban-Nord
Ash Shimāl محافظة الشمال North Lebanon
LB-JA
Liban-Sud
Al Janūb محافظة الجنوب South Lebanon
LB-JL
Mont-Liban
Jabal Lubnān جبل لبنان Mount Lebanon
LB-NA
Nabatîyé
An Nabaţīyah النبطية Nabatieh
Notes
  1. ^ For reference only, Arabic name in Arabic script not included in the ISO 3166-2 standard.
  2. ^ For reference only, English name not included in the ISO 3166-2 standard.

Changes

The following changes to the entry have been announced in newsletters by the ISO 3166/MA since the first publication of ISO 3166-2 in 1998:

Newsletter Date issued Description of change in newsletter Code/Subdivision change
Newsletter I-9 2007-11-28 Addition of administrative subdivisions and of their code elements Subdivisions added:
LB-AK Aakkâr
LB-BH Baalbek-Hermel

See also

  • Subdivisions of Lebanon
  • FIPS region codes of Lebanon
  • Neighbouring countries: IL, SY

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