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  2. Lebanon - Wikipedia

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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

  3. History of Lebanon - Wikipedia

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    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. Unlike most other Christian communities in the region, who swore allegiance to Constantinople or other local patriarchs, the Maronites proclaimed allegiance to the Pope in ...

  4. List of cities and towns in Lebanon - Wikipedia

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    Districts of Lebanon. This is a list of cities and towns in Lebanon [1] distributed according to district. There are total 1000 districts. 56.21% of the population lives in 19 cities and towns, which gives the average 2,158 people per town.

  5. Beirut - Wikipedia

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    Beirut (/ beɪˈruːt / bay-ROOT; [3] Arabic: بيروت, romanized: Bayrūt ⓘ / beɪˈruːt /) was the capital and largest city of Lebanon. As of 2014, Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, [4] which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region and the thirteenth-largest in the Arab world.

  6. Provinces of France - Wikipedia

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    Map of the provinces of France in 1789. They were abolished the following year. Under the Ancien Régime, the Kingdom of France was subdivided in multiple different ways (judicial, military, ecclesiastical, etc.) into several administrative units, until the National Constituent Assembly adopted a more uniform division into departments (départements) and districts in late 1789.

  7. Levant - Wikipedia

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    Gaza. Tel Aviv. The Levant (/ ləˈvænt / lə-VANT) is an approximate historical geographical term referring to a large area in the Eastern Mediterranean region of West Asia and core territory of the political term Middle East. In its narrowest sense, which is in use today in archaeology and other cultural contexts, it is equivalent to Cyprus ...

  8. Districts of Lebanon - Wikipedia

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    Politics of Lebanon. The nine governorates of Lebanon are subdivided into 25 districts (Aqdya, singular – qadaa). Beirut Governorate is not subdivided into districts, and Akkar Governorate comprises a single district. [1] The districts are further divided into municipalities.

  9. Tripoli, Lebanon - Wikipedia

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    tripoli-lebanon.org. The walled Nahr Abu Ali at Tripoli. Tripoli (Arabic: طَرَابُلُس, ALA-LC:Ṭarābulus) [ 1 ] is the largest and most important city in northern Lebanon and the second-largest city in the country. [ 2 ] Situated 81 km (50 mi) north of the capital Beirut, it is the capital of the North Governorate and the Tripoli ...