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Location of Lebanon (in green) Capital. ... Lebanon, [b] officially the Republic of Lebanon, [c] is a country in the Levant region of West Asia, ...
From north to south, the width of its terrain becomes narrower. Lebanon's mountainous terrain, proximity to the sea, and strategic location at a crossroads of the world were decisive factors in shaping its history. [1] The country's role in the region, as indeed in the world at large, was shaped by trade. [1]
The location of Lebanon An enlargeable relief map of the Lebanese Republic. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Lebanon: . Lebanon – sovereign country located along the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea in Southwest Asia and the Middle East. [1]
This is a list of cities and towns in Lebanon [1] distributed according to district. There are total 1000 districts. 56.21% of the population lives in 19 cities and towns, which gives the average 2,158 people per town.
This especially affected the southern Shia community, as Israeli invasion of southern Lebanon in 1978, 1982, and 1996 prompted waves of mass emigration, in addition to the continual strain of occupation and fighting between Israel and Hezbollah (mainly 1982 to 2000). Many Shias from Southern Lebanon resettled in the suburbs south of Beirut.
Beirut (/ b eɪ ˈ r uː t /, bay-ROOT; [4] Arabic: بيروت, romanized: Bayrūt ⓘ ; French: Beyrouth ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of Lebanon.As of 2014, Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, just under half of Lebanon's population, [5] which makes it the fourth-largest city in the Levant region and the sixteenth-largest in the Arab world.
Pages in category "Geography of Lebanon" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Mount Lebanon also lent its name to two political designations: a semi-autonomous province in Ottoman Syria that was established in 1861 and the central Governorate of modern Lebanon (see Mount Lebanon Governorate). The Mount Lebanon administrative region emerged in a time of rise of nationalism after the civil war of 1860.