Matn District
Baabda District (, transliteration: "Qada' Baabda"), sometimes spelled "B'abda", is a district ("qadaa") of Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon, to the south and east of the Lebanon's capital Beirut. The region is also popularly known as "Southern Matn District" (, transliteration: ِ"al-Matn al-Janoubi"), as distinct from ْNorthern Matn District, (; transliteration: "al-Matn ash-Shimali"). The capital of Baabda District is the city of Baabda.