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Lebanon has managed to maintain a sense of national unity and identity. In the face of political and social challenges, the Lebanese people are known for their resilience and their ability to come together in times of crisis which has helped to strengthen their sense of national identity. [90] [91]
Saniya Habboub – medical doctor known for being the first Lebanese woman to study medicine abroad Ali A Haydar – physician who is an emeritus professor at the American University of Beirut Israa Seblani – Lebanese-American physician and endocrinologist
The culture of Lebanon and the Lebanese people emerged from Phoenicia and through various civilizations over thousands of years. It was home to the Phoenicians and was subsequently conquered and occupied by the Assyrians , the Greeks , the Romans , the Persians , the Arabs , the Crusaders , the Ottomans and the French .
The Lebanese Maronite population is concentrated mainly in Mount Lebanon and East Beirut. [2] They are believed to constitute about 30% of the total population of Lebanon. [1] The Maronites and the Druze founded modern Lebanon in the early eighteenth century through the ruling and social system known as the "Maronite–Druze dualism."
This is a list of notable individuals born in the United States of Lebanese ancestry and/or people of Lebanese and American dual nationality who live or lived in the United States. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
In Beirut, people woke up to new columns of smoke ringing the Hezbollah-dominated suburbs known as Dahieh, from which an estimated 700,000 people have fled in recent days.
Lebanon took years to rebuild from a 2006 war between the arch-foes which killed 1,200 people in Lebanon, mostly civilians, and 158 Israelis, most of them soldiers.
Lebanese wine – Lebanon is among the oldest sites of wine production in the world. [153] The Phoenicians of its coastal strip were instrumental in spreading wine and viticulture throughout the Mediterranean in ancient times. Lebanon's Beqaa Valley contains more than 30 vineyards, including the renowned Kefraya, Ksara and Château Musar labels ...