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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.
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Ras el-Matn is a town in Lebanon located on the western steep slopes of Mount Lebanon, in the upper Matn (al-Matn al-A'la) section at varying elevation between 800 and 1000 m above sea level. It's known for its panoramic views and pine trees and its location giving a view to the western sections of el-Matn and the Mediterranean Sea .
Mount Lebanon has a Christian majority [6] [7] with the presence of other religious groups such as Druze and Muslims. Maronites live in the Metn and Baabda districts (other Christian denominations such as Greek Orthodox , Armenian Orthodox , and Greek Catholics make up the rest of the population alongside Muslims).
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Bechamoun (Arabic: بشامون), is a town near Beirut in the Mount Lebanon Governorate of Lebanon. It has an area about 6.6 square kilometres and elevation between 60 and 580 metres above sea level. It lies 8 kilometres from Beirut’s airport and central Beirut. The town has a population of greater than 15,000.
Ming-Na Wen's 1981 Mt. Lebanon High School yearbook photo. Wen was born on November 20, 1963, on Coloane, one of the two main islands of Macau. [1] Her mother Lin Chan Wen moved to Macau in the 1950s from Suzhou, China, to escape communism. [3] Her father is of Malaysian Chinese descent. [4] She has an older brother Jonathan [5] and a younger ...
Qurnat as Sawdā (Arabic: القرنة السوداء) is the highest point in Lebanon and the Levant, at 3,088 m (10,131 ft) above sea level. It is the summit of Jabal al Makmel, a mountain range in the Bsharri District , [ 1 ] North Lebanon .