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  2. Religion in Lebanon - Wikipedia

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    Lebanon is an eastern Mediterranean country that has the most religiously diverse society within the Middle East, recognizing 18 religious sects. [2] [3] The recognized religions are Islam (Sunni, Shia, Alawites, Isma'ili and Druze), Christianity (the Maronite Church, the Greek Orthodox Church, the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, evangelical Protestantism, the Armenian Apostolic Church, the ...

  3. Demographics of Lebanon - Wikipedia

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    According to the CIA World Factbook, [17] in 2021, the Christian population in Lebanon was estimated at 44%. In 2012 a more detailed breakdown of the size of each Christian sect in Lebanon was made: Maronite Christians are the largest of the Christian groups who in total account for about 32.4% of the total population of Lebanon. [19]

  4. File:Lebanon religious groups distribution with Mount Lebanon ...

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    English: Lebanon religious groups distribution with Mount Lebanon — during the Ottoman Empire era. Lebanon under Ottoman rule , 1862-1917 borders shown. Borders from File:Ottoman Syria, 1893 map.jpg

  5. Christianity in Lebanon - Wikipedia

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    A map of religious and ethnic communities of Syria and Lebanon (1935) Before the Christian faith reached the territory of Lebanon, Jesus had traveled to its southern parts near Tyre where the scripture tells that he cured a possessed Canaanite child. [nb 1] [6] [7] Christianity in Lebanon is as old as gentile Christian faith itself.

  6. Sectarianism in Lebanon - Wikipedia

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    The Lebanese Forces is a Christian-based political party and former militia during the Lebanese Civil War. It currently holds 19 of the 128 seats in Lebanon's parliament and is therefore the largest party in parliament. It was a major Christian player during the civil war while it controlled its own Maronite canton (Marounistan) north of the ...

  7. Islam in Lebanon - Wikipedia

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    This does not, however, deny religious authorities complete control over civil family issues inside the country. [24] [25] Distribution of Lebanon's religious groups according to 2009 municipal election data. An estimate of the area distribution of Lebanon's main religious groups.

  8. Category:Religion in Lebanon - Wikipedia

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    Lebanon religion-related lists (1 C, 4 P) B. Religion in Beirut (3 C, 1 P) Buddhism in Lebanon (1 C) C. Christianity in Lebanon (14 C, 4 P) D. Druze in Lebanon (4 C ...

  9. Outline of Lebanon - Wikipedia

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    Lebanon – sovereign country located along the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea in Southwest Asia and the Middle East. [1] Lebanon, due to its tense sectarian diversity, has a unique political system, known as confessionalism, in which each religious group is allocated a fixed number of seats in parliament. [2]