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  Lebanon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
After a string of Israeli victories in the Jordan Valley, the Arab Liberation Army, commanded by Gen. Fawzi Kaukji found itself cut off from its Syrian bases, and Lebanon took over logistical support.
On 31 October, 1948, the Arab Liberation Army was soundly defeated at the Battle of Sasa and forced to flee into Lebanon, the new Israel Defense Forces in pursuit.
The country was supposedly recovering from the effects of the war, with foreign investment and tourism on the rise, yet debt was rising and the standard of living was declining.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lebanon   (7310 words)

  
 Geometry.Net - Basic_L: Lebanon Geography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Mount Hermon and the Anti-Lebanon range lies the fertile Bekaa Valley, which is part of the Great Rift system, which stretches from southern Turkey to Mozambique in Africa.
LebanonÂ’s valleys are green and fertile, and heavy mists obscure its snowy mountain peaks.
Inland the terrain is dominated by two major mountain ranges, which are separated by the fertile Bekaa Valley.
www.889.com /detail/basic_l/lebanon_geography.html   (1849 words)

  
 The World Factbook 2004 -- Field Listing - Terrain
rugged highlands and mountains with fertile valleys interspersed
mostly gently rolling uplands with broad, shallow valleys; uplands to slightly mountainous in the north; steep slope down to Moselle flood plain in the southeast
Pamir and Alay Mountains dominate landscape; western Fergana Valley in north, Kofarnihon and Vakhsh Valleys in southwest
www.brainyatlas.com /fields/2125.html   (2741 words)

  
 references
The 1759 Large Earthquake In The Bekaa Valley: Implications For Earthquake Hazard Assessment In Lebanon And Syria.
On The Structure Of The Earth's Crust In The Regions Of The Arabian Peninsula And The Iranian Highland According To Surface-Wave Dispersion.
Paleoseismicity Of The North Anatolian Fault: A Case Study Of The Mudurnu Valley Segment.
atlas.geo.cornell.edu /ctbt/references.html   (14779 words)

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