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Lebanon

The Heart of the Mediterranean

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Before the outbreak of a brutal and protracted civil war, Lebanon's various ethnic and religious groups coexisted peacefully enough for Beirut to be known as the “Paris of the Middle East.” Much of the capital's former charms returned after the war’s end, only to be disrupted all over again during the air raids in 2006. Yet, against all odds, daily life and tourism revenues are starting to creep back to normal in this most enduring of cities. Without a doubt, one of its highlights is the famous Corniche, a beachfront boardwalk where families, elderly couples, and trendy youngsters all come out in the evening to see and be seen. Popular daytime options include lounging on the beach or day-tripping to see remnants of the country’s ancient past. Byblos—Jbeil in Arabic—is among the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world. To the east, Lebanon’s fertile Beqaa Valley, which once fed occupying Roman legions, now holds the town of Baalbek, site of the empire’s largest temple complex.

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    1. Byblos, Jbeil, Lebanon

    The ruins were almost constantly inhabited dating as far back as the late Stone Age. The ruins of many successive civilizations are found at Byblos, one of the oldest Phoenician cities. Inhabited since...

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    2. Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab), Becharre, Lebanon

    Lebanon's most famous cedar forest stands near one of the earliest Christian monasteries. The Qadisha valley is one of the most important early Christian monastic settlements in the world. Its monaster...

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    3. Anjar, Lebanon

    The modestly plotted remains of Caliph Wallid's palace-city date back to the early days of Islam. The city of Anjar was founded by Caliph Walid I at the beginning of the 8th century. The ruins reveal a...

  • GDP per capita (PPP): 5457
  • literacy: 86.5
  • life expectancy: 71.3
  • electricity: 110/220 V (50 Hz)
  • electric plug type: A,B,C,D,G
  • currency (code): Lebanese Pound (LBP)
  • calling code: 961
  • internet TLD: .lb
  • capital: Beirut
  • population: 3925502
  • area: 10400
  • time zone: GMT +2
  • languages: Arabic (official),French,English
  • religions: Islam 60%,Christian 39%

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