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Religion map of Lebanon by municipality according to municipal elections data. ... 1960 1 798 70 18 52 38.8 9.8 29.0 -0.6 5.82 56.7 64.84 1961 1 853 71 18 53
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, and Isma'ili), Druze, Christianity (the Maronite Church, the Greek Orthodox Church, the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, evangelical Protestantism, the Armenian Apostolic Church, the ...
Noted for religious tolerance, ... During the 1960s, Lebanon enjoyed a period of relative calm, with Beirut-focused tourism and banking sector-driven prosperity.
Hezbollah is founded in Lebanon in opposition to the Israeli occupation of Southern Lebanon. [4] 1988 Outgoing President Amine Gemayel appoints an unelected military government under Christian Commander-in-Chief Michel Aoun. 1990: Michel Aoun flees the country as Syrian troops enter Lebanon. End of the Lebanese civil war. [5] 1992
Although Lebanon is a secular country, family matters such as marriage, divorce, and inheritance are still handled by the religious authorities representing a person's faith. Calls for civil marriage are unanimously rejected by the religious authorities but civil marriages conducted in another country are recognized by Lebanese civil authorities.
The Lebanese Baptist Evangelical Convention is an association of Baptist Christian churches in Lebanon. ... In 1960, it founded the Arab ... Religion in Lebanon ...
Water pot, 30 inches high, made in Nabatieh circa 1960. ... all belonging to the Shi'a religion, in accordance with Lebanon's sectarian parliamentary system. ...
1960 in Lebanon (3 C, 2 P) 1961 in Lebanon (1 C, 2 P) 1962 in Lebanon (2 C, 2 P) 1963 in Lebanon (3 C, 1 P) 1964 in Lebanon (3 C, 4 P) 1965 in Lebanon (1 C) 1966 in ...