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A Köppen climate classification map of Lebanon. Lebanon has a Mediterranean climate characterized by a long, hot, and dry summer, and a cool, rainy winter. [1] Fall is a transitional season with a lowering of temperature and little rain; spring occurs when the winter rains cause the vegetation to revive. [1]
Qammoua protected area, a grove of cedars, Cilicica fir and junipers in Akkar, North Lebanon; Jaj Cedars, an area of cedar forests in the Byblos District area. Tyre Coast Nature Reserve, a Ramsar site in Southern Lebanon. Abraham River gorge, a valley in the Byblos District. Tannourine Cedar Reserve, a cedar forest in the mountains above Byblos.
Lebanon's tectonic history is closely related to the Levant Fracture System, a left-lateral strike-slip fault zone, separating the Arabian Plate from the African Plate.The intracontinental Palmyride fold belt, with a maximum elevation of 1,385 metres (4,544 ft) above sea level, is an important structural feature that dominates much of Lebanon and Syria, extending northeast towards the ...
The wildlife of Lebanon refers to the flora and fauna of Lebanon, a country in Asia located at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea. The country has four main geographical areas: the coastal plain, Mount Lebanon , the Beqaa Valley and the Anti-Lebanon Mountains .
Lebanon is in the Palearctic realm. Its ecoregions are in the Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub biome. Eastern Mediterranean conifer-sclerophyllous-broadleaf forests (also known as the Eastern Mediterranean conifer-broadleaf forests) Southern Anatolian montane conifer and deciduous forests
This mass number of refugees fleeing to Lebanon has created a huge strain on Lebanon's resources and according to the minister of foreign policies of Lebanon, Gebran Bassil, is still threatening Lebanon's existence today. [7] This rising number of people in Lebanon is creating a higher demand of water, which Lebanon is unable to satisfy.
Within the basin of the Litani River, there are notable natural features, including Kafr Zabad (60 ha), characterized by marshland, constant springs, riparian woodland, and pine woodlands. The Aammiq wetlands (280 ha), designated a World Nature Reserve, serves as an important point in global bird migration routes, hosting nearly 250 bird species.
The Anti-Lebanon mountain range begins in Yanta and ends in Shebaa, and measure more than 100 km (62 mi) long and 30 km (19 mi) wide. Unlike Mount Lebanon, the Anti-Lebanon is devoid of deep valleys. [1] This page contains a sortable table listing mountains of Lebanon in both the eastern and western mountain ranges.