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According to Business Carriers, Tripoli is the second largest city in Lebanon and the main port in the northern part of the country. It is located 85 km north of Beirut. It is believed that the first people appeared here…
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The civil war of 1975–90 seriously destroyed Lebanon’s economic infrastructure, undermining the country’s position as an important economic, commercial, and banking center in the Middle East. The peace settlement allowed the Lebanese government to begin economic and financial recovery. The…
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French mandate The history of Lebanon with its current borders and its mixture of Christian and Muslim populations only began in 1920, when the French (who had gained control of the territory thanks to the secret Sykes-Picot agreement, signed between the…
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Lebanon, Al-Jumhūrīya al-Lubnānīya, Lebanese Republic, Republic of the Middle East, borders Syria to the north and east, Israel to the southeast and south, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. It has an area of 10,452 km². Beirut is its capital and the main port and it is…
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Lebanon is about 217 km long and 40 to 80 km wide. A narrow plain stretches along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. The inland territory is dominated by two large mountain ranges separated by the fertile Bekaa Valley. The Lebanon Range,…
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Population According to official estimates in 2008, the population of Lebanon was 3,971,941; the density of 388 residents / km². About 88% of the population lives in urban areas. There are no official censuses after 1932. Main cities The capital and main…
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The poet and painter Kahlil Gibran is the best example of the high cultural level reached by post-war Lebanon, a country located in Asia according to EHISTORYLIB, which mixed Arab traditions and recent Western influences, especially French and American. In…
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The mountains that have given Lebanon its name – sometimes simply referred to as the Mountain – have also shaped its history. The inaccessibility of the highlands has not only provided refuge for dissident religious groups over the centuries, but…
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Living in crises and chaos: everyday life in Lebanon As in few other countries in the world, everyday life in Lebanon is characterized by stark contrasts. So it is sometimes said that Lebanon is war and fun – what does…
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The Republic of Lebanon is a relatively small country in the Middle East. It has a long coastline to the Mediterranean in the west and a long state border with Syria in the east. In the south, Lebanon shares a…
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