The Hermel District is a district in the Baalbek-Hermel Governorate of Lebanon. Its population is estimated at 69,997 inhabitants, with its semi-arid land contributing to its low population density. It borders the Akkar District and Miniyeh-Danniyeh District on its west, the Baalbek District in the south and east, and Syria on its north. The capital of the Hermel District is Hermel. On January 3, 2021, an explosion at a fuel storage facility in the town of Al-Qasr injured 10.