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The El-Assaads are considered as "Bakaweit" (title of nobility plural of "Bek" granted to a few wealthy families in Lebanon in the early 18th century), and previously considered princes, however titles have changed over time. [43] [44] During the El-Assaad era, provincial governors operated with the consent of local clans.
Bronze Age. The area was first recorded in history around 4000 BC as a group of coastal cities and a heavily forested hinterland. [citation needed] It was inhabited by the Canaanites, a Semitic people, whom the Greeks called "Phoenicians" because of the purple (phoinikies) dye they sold. These early inhabitants referred to themselves as "men of ...
8th century BC. The reign of king Pygmalion of Tyre ends. Hiram II becomes king of Tyre. Mattan II succeeds Hiram II as king. The Assyrians under king Shalmaneser V start a four-year siege of Tyre that ends in 720 BC. Judah, Tyre and Sidon revolt against Assyria. The Assyrian siege of Tyre by king Sennacherib.
Lebanon portal. v. t. e. Lebanese cuisine is the culinary traditions and practices originating from Lebanon. It includes an abundance of whole grains, fruits, vegetables, fresh fish and seafood. Poultry is eaten more often than red meat, and when red meat is eaten, it is usually lamb and goat meat.
Early bird dinner. Early bird dinner is a dinner served earlier than traditional dinner hours, particularly at a restaurant. Many establishments offer a seating prior to their main dinner seating with a reduced price menu, often more limited in selection than the standard dinner menu. Some restaurants offer specific meals or meal options which ...
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
Lebanon gained its independence on November 22, 1943, with the French army withdrawing its soldiers from Lebanon in 1946. The Lebanese National Pact became the framework for governance, leading to the allocation of political privileges, such as membership in parliament as well as senior bureaucratic and political appointments, to each of the 17 recognized sectarian communities based roughly on ...
The Artuqid ruler Nasr al-Din Mahmud (r. 1201–1222) is known to have commisionned the first edition of Al-Jāmi‘ fī ṣinā‘at al-ḥiyal of Ibn al-Razzaz al-Jazari, in April 1206 at the Artuqid court. [20][21] This manuscript is known as Ahmet III 3472, now in the Topkapı Sarayı Library. The miniatures are thought to reflect various ...