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Lebanon (/ ˈ l ɛ b ə n ɒ n,-n ə n / ⓘ LEB-ə-non, -nən; Arabic: لُبْنَان, romanized: Lubnān, local pronunciation: [lɪbˈneːn]), officially the Republic of Lebanon, [c] is a country in the Levant region of West Asia, bordered by Syria to the north and east, Israel to the south, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west; Cyprus lies a short distance from the country's coastline
Geography of Lebanon. Lebanon is a small country in the Levant region of the Eastern Mediterranean, located at approximately 34˚N, 35˚E. It stretches along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea and its length is almost three times its width. From north to south, the width of its terrain becomes narrower.
Although Saladin eliminated Christian control of the Holy Land around 1190, the Crusader states in Lebanon and Syria were better defended. A map of Mount Lebanon c. AD 1180. One of the most lasting effects of the Crusades in this region was the contact between the crusaders (mainly French) and the Maronites.
Embassy of the United States, Beirut. Lebanon–United States relations (Arabic: العلاقات الأمريكية اللبنانية) are the bilateral relations between Lebanon and the United States. Formal relations between the two countries began in 1944, when US diplomat George Wadsworth presented his credentials as Envoy. Ties between ...
The location of Lebanon An enlargeable relief map of the Lebanese Republic. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Lebanon: . Lebanon – sovereign country located along the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea in Southwest Asia and the Middle East. [1]
Hezbollah (/ ˌhɛzbəˈlɑː /; [ 44 ] Arabic: حزب الله, romanized:Ḥizbu 'llāh, pronounced [ħizbu‿lːaːh], lit.'Party of God') [ a ] is a Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and paramilitary group, [ 45 ][ 23 ] led since 1992 by its Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah. Hezbollah's paramilitary wing is the Jihad Council, [ 46 ...
A map of religious and ethnic communities of Syria and Lebanon (1935) According to the CIA World Factbook , [ 17 ] in 2021 the Muslim population was estimated at 60% within Lebanese territory and 20% of the over 4 million [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Lebanese diaspora population.
Lebanon. Website. https://lb.usembassy.gov. The Embassy of the United States, Beirut is the diplomatic mission of the United States of America located in the capital city of Beirut, Lebanon. After the American embassy in Baghdad, the embassy is anticipated to grow to be the second-largest in the world and take up a 43-acre site.