Lebanon Travel guide

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Lebanon is a country of southwest Asia on the Mediterranean Sea, officially Lebanese Republic, republic with acreage about 4,015 sq mi (10,400 sq km). It is bordered by Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south. Lebanon's location at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian hinterland.

Contents 1 Understand 2 Holidays 3 Regions 4 Cities

[edit] Understand

Beirut is the capital and the largest city. Population: 3,930,000. About 95% of Lebanese are Arabs; Armenians are the principal minority. About 60% of the population is Muslim and about 40% is Christian. Arabic is the official language; French, English, and Armenian are also spoken. Lebanon is one of the most captivating countries in the Middle East. From the Phoenician findings of Tyre (Sour) and Roman Baalbek's tremendous temple to Beirut's BO18 and Bernard Khoury's modern movement. Lebanon is also the antithesis of many people's imaginings of the Middle East: mostly mountainous with skiing to boot. Tripoli (Trablous) is considered to have the best souk in the country and is famous for its Mamluk architecture.

[edit] Holidays

• New Year's Day
• St. Valentine's Day
• St. Maroun's Day
• Prophet's Day
• Easter
• Labor Day
• Liberation of the South
• St. Elias's Day
• Assumption Day
• (variable)
• Eid el Fiitr
• Independence Day
• St. Barbara's Day, Halloween
• Christmas
• New Year's Eve

[edit] Regions

Beirut

Bekaa

Mount Lebanon

North Lebanon

South Lebanon

[edit] Cities

• Beirut
• Baalbek
• Byblos (Joubeil)
• Jezzine
• Jounieh
• Sidon
• Tripoli
• Tyre (Sour)
• Zahle