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	Britain.tv Wikipedia - Lebanon
		Lebanon is bordered by Syria to the north and east, and Israel to the south.
		A Middle Eastern country, Lebanon is bordered by the Mediterranean to the west with a 225 km coastline, by Syria to the east and north, and by Israel to the south.
		Lebanon's unwritten National Pact of 1943 required that its president be a Christian and its prime minister be a Muslim.
	www.britain.tv /wikipedia.php?title=Lebanon (5037 words)

	Lebanon - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Lebanese Republic or Lebanon is a country in the Middle East, along the Mediterranean Sea (on the west), bordered by Syria on the east and north, and Israel on the south.
		A Middle Eastern country, Lebanon is demarcated to the west by the Mediterranean (Coast: 225 kilometres) and to the east by the Syro-African Depression.
		Lebanon borders Syria for 375 kilometres to the north and to the east and Israel for 79 kilometres to the south.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/LB (3866 words)

	Demographics of Lebanon Biography,info
		Lebanon holds a large number of Syrian workers, most of whom are employed on a seasonal basis and do not hold citizenship.
		Lebanon's religious divisions are extremely complicated, and the country is made up by a multitude of religious groupings.
		The large size of Lebanon's diaspora may be partly explained by the historical and cultural tradition of sea-faring and travelling, which stretches back to Lebanon's ancient Phoenician origins and its role as a "gateway" of relations between Europe and the Middle East.
	www.danceage.com /biography/sdmc_Lebanese_people (3213 words)

	Lebanon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lebanon's history from independence has been marked by alternating periods of political stability and turmoil (including a civil conflict in 1958) interspersed with prosperity built on Beirut's position as a regional center for finance and trade.
		Lebanon's independence from the French was gradualy eroded as many of its leaders sought foreign support from regional and international powers to sustain their roles in Lebanon's politics.
		The population of Lebanon is comprised of three predominant ethnic groups and religions: Muslims (Shi'ites, Sunnis, Alawites), Druze, and Christians Maronite Catholics, Melkite Greek Catholics, Armenian, Syrian and Assyrian and Latin Rite Catholics, Greek Orthodox, Armenian Apostolic, Syrian Orthodox, Assyrians, Copts and Protestants.
	www.higiena-system.com /wiki/link-Lebanon (4419 words)

	Lebanon Demographics and Geography - Columbia Gazetteer of the World Online
		The W highlands, rising abruptly from the coastal plain, consist of two main ranges: the Lebanon Mountains (extending N of the Litani River to the Nahr el Kebir on the Syria border) and the N part of the Galilee Highlands (stretching from the Israeli border to the Litani River).
		Much of the terrain is mountainous; the Lebanon Mountains, which run parallel to the coast, reach their highest point at Qurnet es Sauda (elevation 10,131 ft/3,088 m); on the E border are Mount Hermon and the Anti-Lebanon range, along which the boundary of Lebanon and Syria extends.
		Conflict among the religious communities, culminating in massacres of the Maronites by the Druze in 1860, led to intervention by France (1861), and the Ottoman sultan was forced to appoint a Christian governor for Lebanon.
	www.columbiagazetteer.org /public/Lebanon.html (2127 words)

	The Identity of Lebanon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Christianity flourished in Lebanon and by the close of the second century Tyre had become the seat of a Christian Bishop as has Sidon, whose Bishop attended the council of Nicea in 325 in which the Nicene Creed was formulated, furthermore in the year 335 a church council was held in Tyre.
		Lebanon's refusal to be assimilated so infuriated the Mamluks that in the years following the departure of the Crusaders from Lebanon the Mamluks launched heavy military reprisals against Lebanon.
		The history of Lebanon as a separate entity from its neighbours began many thousands of years ago, long before the modern state was born.
	www.mountlebanon.org /theidentityoflebanon.htm (2145 words)

	USCFL - Revival of the Lebanese Democracy
		Lebanon, a country existing since biblical times, is geographically positioned to be the gate to the Middle East.
		While Lebanon maintained peace with Israel in the wars of 1956, 1967 and 1973, the Palestinians used their control areas to launch attacks against Israel and inviting retaliation in return.
		A free and democratic Lebanon will cease to be a source of terrorism and instability in the region and it will regain its role as a natural friend of the West and serve as a beacon of prosperity and freedom in the Middle East.
	www.freelebanon.org /articles/a364.htm (1280 words)

	Lebanon - Wikipedia Light! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Lebanon is the home of the Phoenician traders whose maritime culture flourished for more than 2,000 years, roughly from 2700 to 500 BC.
		Lebanon concluded negotiations on an association agreement with the European Union in late 2001, and both sides initialled the accord in January 2002.
		Lebanon and Israel have one remaining boundary dispute, over a district in southern Lebanon, on the north side of the Golan Heights, called Shebaa Farms.
	godseye.com /wiki/index.php?title=Lebanon (4878 words)

	Lebanon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, noted for its wide boulevards, French-style architecture, and modernity, was called the Switzerland of the Middle East (Sweesra Al Shark) before the outbreak of the Lebanese Civil War.
		The population of Lebanon comprises different ethnic groups and religions: Muslims: (Shi'ites and Sunnis), Christians (Maronite Catholics, Greek Orthodox, Greek-Catholic Melkites, Armenians, Copts) and others(including theDruze and Alawite sects).
		Among the most famous are the summer festivals at Baalbeck, Beiteddine, and Byblos, where the elite and eclectic line-ups perform against the backdrop of some of Lebanon's most famous and spectacular historical sites.
	creekin.net /n103-lebanon.html (3649 words)

	The past of Lebanon weighs heavily on what is happening today (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Lebanon is one of the earliest cradles of civilization with its flourishing Semitic trading cities of Byblos, Berytus (Beirut), Sidon, Sarepta, and Tyre, an area which the ancient Greeks termed Phoenicia more than 2000 years ago.
		Lebanon's constitution, drawn up in 1926, specified a balance of power between the various religious groups, regardless of their actual size.
		Since Syria was forced to leave Lebanon in 2005 the tension between the pro-US imperialist wing, led by the Hariri group and the Future Party led to the electoral victory of Siniora and the coming to power of the present government.
	www.marxist.com /lebanon-historical-background040706.htm (1315 words)

	USAID: Lebanon
		Lebanon, a country of about 3.5 million people, is in the process of extensive reconstruction; however, these efforts are hindered by fiscal imbalance, income distribution issues, social problems, and fragile political stability.
		Sustained economic growth had created a large middle class, and the demographics of Lebanon were increasingly reflective of a more developed country.
		Lebanon enjoys a free press, and political debate is remarkably open given the political climate.
	www.usaid.gov /pubs/bj2001/ane/lb (998 words)

	Abdul's Lebanese-American Homepage
		In the 7th century, the Christian sect that was later to become the Maronite church settled in the northern districts of the Lebanese Mountains to avoid conversion to Islam.
		The geographical inaccessibility that made Lebanon attractive as a religious refuge also appealed to Muslims; the Shiites found a haven there during the 9th century and the Druzes in the 11th century.
		The mosaic of differing beliefs in Lebanon gave each religious group a certain amount of autonomy in specific areas, but hampered unity for the region as a whole.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Acropolis/5347/history.html (1170 words)

	Lebanon
		The Lebanese Republic or Lebanon is a country in Southwest Asia, bordering the Mediterranean Sea.
		Lebanese supporters of Syria claim this is a legitimate presence as it was requested by the Lebanese government at the outset of the civil war in 1975.
		Lebanon borders Syria for 375 kilometres to the north and to the west and Israel for 79 kilometres to the south.
	www.findthelinks.com /countries/lebanon.htm (204 words)

	Lebanon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It was considered the banking capital of the Arab world and attracted large numbers of tourists, to the point that the capital Beirut became widely known as the "Paris of the Middle East" and Lebanon was widely known as the "Switzerland of the Middle East" due to financial power.
		The name Lebanon ("Loubnan" in standard Arabic; "Lebnan" in local dialect) is derived from the Semitic root "LBN", meaning "white", a reference to snow-capped Mount Lebanon.
		The level of destruction that hit Lebanon has been described by the country's Prime Minister Fouad Siniora as "unimaginable." Much of Lebanon's infrastructure was destroyed, mainly bridges and roads, and estimates of the overall damage approach $15 billion [5].
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lebanon (5054 words)

	The Identity of Lebanon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		A great deal of debate has gone on regarding the identity of the Lebanese, many state that the Lebanese are Arabs and that Lebanon is an Arab state, whilst many argue that this is not the case, that the Lebanese are not Arab.
		With this in mind one can clearly see that some part of the Muslim population of Lebanon are of Arab origin whose ancesters had settled in Lebanon post invasion.
		Since 2002, DNA testing has been underway to answer a simple question, "Who Were the Phoenicians?" Supported by a grant from National Geographic's Committee for Research and Exploration, scientists collected blood samples from men living in the Middle East, North Africa, southern Spain, and Malta, places the Phoenicians are known to have settled and traded.
	www.cedarland.org /identity.html (2325 words)

	Blog Comments for "Lebanon in a nutshell"
		The current demographics of Lebanon are a reflection of this fact and I think a reminder that the modern nation state known as Lebanon is really little more than another Yugoslavia.
		From at least the First Crusade, the populations of Lebanon, Israel (Palestine), and, to a lesser extent, Syria and southern Turkey have been incredibly diverse and have included certain segments prone to violence and civil war.
		Lebanon has so many different factions/races/religions as to be much more similar to Yugoslavia than Iraq.
	www.qando.net /comments.aspx?Entry=4338 (909 words)

	Lebanon Real Estate Agents, Lebanon Homes For Sale, REALTORS and Lebanon
		HomeGain provides Lebanon, Pennsylvania real estate information and resources to guide homeowners and homebuyers through the process of selling and buying a house, condo or other Lebanon realty property.
		HomeGain has services to help you find a top Lebanon real estate broker or agent, get the value of your Lebanon home and a comparative market analysis (CMA), view Lebanon real estate and MLS listings, prepare your home for sale, and more.
		Cuando se registre para encontrar un agente de bienes raices en Lebanon, simplemente indique que necesita un agente que habla Español.
	www.homegain.com /local_real_estate/PA/lebanon.html (494 words)

	Wikinfo \| Lebanon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Lebanese Republic or Lebanon is a country in Southwest Asia, and in the Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea.
		In addition, Syria maintains an occupation army of over 26,000 troops in Lebanon.
		Images, some of which are used under the doctrine of Fair use or used with permission, may not be available.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Lebanon (148 words)

	Lebanon, Missouri Guide to Local Hotels, Lodging, Restaurants, Real Estate, Car Rentals and Area Information
		Lebanon, Missouri Guide to Local Hotels, Lodging, Restaurants, Real Estate, Car Rentals and Area Information
		Ozark ends the Yellowjackets season in first round of district tournament The Lebanon softball season came to an end when the Yellowjackets fell in the first round of the Missouri Class 4 District 11 tournament...
		The Missouri Legislature in the last year has turned much of its focus toward growth and jobs in the state.
	lebanon.missouri.com (134 words)

	Development in Lebanon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		There are many oportunities for continued development in and around Lebanon.
		Ideally located in Lebanon, New Hampshire, opposite the new Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and in close proximity to the Dartmouth College campus, the Centerra Business Park and Marketplace is the Upper Valley's premier business location, offering the region's finest quality business sites in a master-planned, mixed-use park setting.
		Lebanon Community Development ~ Want to know the population or other demographics in Lebanon and Grafton County?
	www.lebcity.com /development/developmentindex.htm (244 words)

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