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Lebanon Map of Lebanon showing its national boundaries, internal administrative divisions, and major cities. Neighboring countries Israel and Syria are labeled, with the Mediterranean Sea to the west. A locator inset highlights Lebanon's position in the eastern Mediterranean region. Cafe in a narrow alley in central Beirut, Lebanon, with colorful umbrellas hanging overhead and people sitting at tables enjoying coffee. Map showing Lebanon's location in the eastern Mediterranean region of the Middle East, bordered by Syria and Israel, with neighboring countries such as Turkey, Cyprus, Jordan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Iran also labeled. The capital city, Beirut, is marked within Lebanon. Map of Lebanon highlighting physical features such as the Lebanon Mountains, Anti-Lebanon Mountains, Bekaa Valley, major rivers including the Litani and Orontes, and Lake Qaraoun. Key locations like Beirut, Byblos, Tyre, and Baalbek are marked. The map also shows neighboring countries Israel and Syria, the Golan Heights, and includes a small locator inset for regional context. cedar of Lebanon Beirut: oil on Ramlat al-Bayḍāʾ beach Lebanon: Ethnic composition Map of Lebanon color-coded by population density, with the highest density shown in dark red around Beirut and lower densities in lighter shades across other regions. Major cities including Beirut, Tripoli, Sidon, and Tyre are marked, and governorate boundaries are outlined.
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Lebanon
Lebanon

Lebanon

country, Asia
Also known as: Al-Jumhūriyyah al-Lubnāniyyah, Lubnān, Republic of Lebanon(Show More)
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Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Toronto at Scarborough, Canada.
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Lebanon, country consisting of a narrow strip of territory on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea with its capital in Beirut. Its rugged, mountainous terrain has served throughout history as an asylum for communities that were elsewhere marginalized and has given modern Lebanon a uniquely diverse religious landscape. Upon its founding it comprised a roughly equal number of Christian and Muslim inhabitants. It had long been home to the small sects of Maronite Christianity...

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