The Civil Administration of the Mountain, sometimes referred to as Jabal al-Druze, named after the
Druze region in Syria, was a Druze-dominated geopolitical region 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
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]
Voice of the Mountain
Although its beginning was in 1983,[4] the broadcasting of the Voice of the Mountain officially began operations on 1 February 1984.[5] It operated from the
Chouf Mountains.[6]Ghazi Aridi worked as the director of the station until 1994 when it was closed.[4]