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	Lebanon Guide
		Lebanon has made progress toward rebuilding its political institutions since 1991 and the end of the devastating 15-year civil war.
		Damascus justified its continued military presence in Lebanon by citing Beirut's requests and the failure of the Lebanese Government to implement all of the constitutional reforms in the Ta'if Accord.
		In May-June 2005, Lebanon held its first legislative elections since the end of the civil war free of foreign interference, handing a two-thirds majority to the bloc led by Saad HARIRI, the slain prime minister's son.
	www.1001arabian.net /lebanon (1428 words)

	1Up Travel : Lebanon Geography and Facts
		Lebanon is a small country of only 10,452 sq km, from north to south it extends 217 km and from east to west it spans 80 km at its widest point.
		In the Lebanon Mountains, temperatures decrease and precipitation increases with elevation.
		The Biqa Valley and the Anti-Lebanon Mountains are shielded from the influence of the sea by the Lebanon Mountains.
	www.1uptravel.com /geography/lebanon.html (2607 words)

	Lebanon Overview \| Lebanon Tour Guide \| iExplore.com
		Lebanon, over the course of history, provided an inaccessible haven for tribes and religious groups escaping from repression and persecution in other parts of the Middle East: the Maronites, Christians; the Greek Orthodox Christians; the Shia Muslims; and the Druze, a heretical Muslim sect founded in the 10th century.
		Lebanon’s diverse patchwork of Mediterranean-lapped coast, rugged alpine peaks and green, fertile valleys is packed into a parcel of land some 225km long and 46km wide..
		Lebanon lies to the east of the Mediterranean, sharing borders to the north and east with the Syrian Arab Republic, and to the south with Israel/Palestinian Territory.
	www.iexplore.com /dmap/Lebanon/Overview (591 words)

	Geography
		Lebanon has witnessed the succession of various civilizations that have left their mark on it, making of it a major archeological treasure for the world.
		Lebanon, with a total area of 10452 km², is situated east of the Mediterranean sea and stretches about 240 km along the coast and 50 km inland.
		Lebanon's population is around 4 millions mainly concentrated on the coastal cities.
	www.ikamalebanon.com /info/geography.htm (266 words)

	Lebanon
		The president of Lebanon must be a Maronite Christian, the prime minister a Sunni Muslim and the Speaker of parliament a Shi'i Muslim.
		Lebanon is one of the smallest countries of the Middle East, and the change in nature is not connected to geographical distances, but altitudes.
		Lebanon is historically defined from the mountains, which have provided for protection for the local population.
	i-cias.com /e.o/lebanon.htm (136 words)

	Lebanon: History, Geography, Government, and Culture — Infoplease.com
		Lebanon's new prime minister, Najib Mikati—a compromise candidate between the pro-Syrian and anti-Syrian groups—announced that new elections would be held in May. On April 26, after 29 years of occupation, Syria withdrew all of its troops.
		The commander of Lebanon's Republican Guard, the former head of general security, the former chief of Lebanon's police, and the former military intelligence officer were indicted for the February assassination.
		Lebanon and Syria: internal and regional dimensions: the following is an edited transcript of the twenty-fifth in a series of Capitol......
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107710.html (2056 words)

	Lebanon
		The next of Lebanon's four areas is the Beqaa valley between 8 to 15 kilometers wide and about 120 kilometers long from north to south.
		A fertile plain east of the Mount Lebanon range between 800 and 1,250 meters in elevation, the Beqaa valley was known as the breadbasket of the Roman Empire in ancient times.
		Lebanon enjoys an essentially Mediterranean climate with mild, rainy winters and long summers which are warm and humid.
	webpages.charter.net /jboura/lebanon.html (1303 words)

	Shedding Light on Lebanon
		In Lebanon, they are a power in their own right, with an ancient tradition and a proud record of resistance to foreign authority.
		Lebanon straddles one of the greatest strategic corridors of conquest and trade.
		Historically, "Syria" is the term for an eclectic region, loosely held by the Ottomans, lying between the Taurus Mountains of Turkey in the north and the desert of Sinai in the south and extending as far inland as the headwaters of the Tigris and the Euphrates.
	www.theatlantic.com /doc/198404/lebanon/3 (1446 words)

	Visual Geography Series®: Lebanon
		Lebanon (Amnesty International) Amnesty International provides a library of information on human and civil rights issues and campaigns in Lebanon, including Amnesty’s annual reports on the country for the years 1997 through 2004.
		Lebanon (Lebanese Global Information Center) This site is clearinghouse for many things Lebanese, including information on the country, its people, its cultures, and its history.
		Lebanon Lesson Plan (Global Citizen 2000) Set within the context of the Lebanese Civil War, this lesson plan explores how ideas, attitudes, geography, and economics can contribute to civil conflict and war.
	www.vgsbooks.com /countries/vgs_lebanon.htm (873 words)

	FOCUS on LEBANON - Geography
		ebanon has a narrow coastal plane and two parallel north/south mountains (the mountains of Lebanon and anti-Lebanon) separated by the fertile Bekaa valley with its main rivers of Litani and the Orantes (al-Assi).
		The two highest peaks are Kournet Assaouda in the north of Mount Lebanon (altitude 3,083 meters or 10, 112 feet) and Jabal al-Sheikh (altitude 2814 metres or 9,230 feet) in the South of Mount anti-Lebanon.
		he country is set geographically between three continents, Europe, Africa and Asia, with all of its length on the coast, Lebanon is a true Mediterranean country.
	www.focusmm.com /lebanon/lb_geog.htm (242 words)

	Facts About Lebanon
		Lebanon has made progress toward rebuilding its political institutions since 1991 and the end of the devastating 15-year civil war.
		Damascus justified its continued military presence in Lebanon by citing Beirut's requests and the failure of the Lebanese Government to implement all of the constitutional reforms in the Ta'if Accord.
		In May-June 2005, Lebanon held its first legislative elections since the end of the civil war free of foreign interference, handing a two-thirds majority to the bloc led by Saad HARIRI, the slain prime minister's son.
	worldfacts.us /Lebanon.htm (997 words)

	Lebanon Getting Around
		The area of Lebanon is 10,452 square kilometers.
		The Bekaa Valley and the Anti-Lebanon Mountains are shielded from the influence of the sea by the Lebanon Mountains.
		In fact Lebanon's strongest asset is Tourism and visitors discover quickly the wholehearted welcome from the Lebanese who are always eager to show off their country.
	www.sogetour.com /lebanonguide/gettingaround.htm (1935 words)

	PAGenWeb - Lebanon County, Pennsylvania (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Lebanon County was formed from parts of Dauphin and Lancaster Counties on February 16, 1813.
		The Lebanon County Historical Society is an especially valuable resource for genealogical research.
		Lebanon was incorporated as a borough on February 20, 1821.
	www.chm.davidson.edu /PAGenWeb (1064 words)

	Al Mashriq - the Levant - Lebanon and the Middle East
		Lebanon - with facts and general information, army, articles, constitution and law, ethnology, environment, history, maps, news, places,pictures, politics, postcards, research, travel, tourism, cyberleb, currency, weather.
		Um Kalthoum was born in 1904 and died in1975.
		The Fafo-reports - These reports on the living conditions of Palestinian refugees in the Occupied Territories and Lebanon, are examples of Fafo's strategic research which has contributed to the peace process in the Middle East.
	almashriq.hiof.no (369 words)

	Lebanon - Atlapedia Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		LOCATION and GEOGRAPHY: Lebanon is located on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the Middle East.
		It is bound by Syria to the north and east, Israel to the south and the Mediterranean Sea to the west.
		On Aug. 18, 1993 Lebanon and Syrian agreed to establish a permanent secretariat for the Higher Council in terms with a bilateral treaty signed in May 1991 and on Sept. 16, 1993 Lebanon and Syrian entered into accords on transport, agriculture and other socio-economic affairs.
	www.atlapedia.com /online/countries/lebanon.htm (1866 words)

	Lebanon Geography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Lebanon's mountainous terrain, proximity to the sea, and strategic location at a crossroads of the world were decisive factors in shaping its history.
		The political, economic, and religious movements that either originated in the region or crossed through to leave an imprint upon Lebanese society give form to that history.
		Lebanon was also affected by regional political conflicts and social movements.
	www.country-studies.com /lebanon/geography.html (347 words)

	Lebanon: History, Geography, Government, and Culture — FactMonster.com
		After 20 years of the French mandate regime, Lebanon's independence was proclaimed on Nov. 26, 1941, but full independence came in stages.
		During their stay in Lebanon, 241 U.S. Marines and about 60 French soldiers were killed, most of them in suicide bombings of the U.S. Marine and French army compounds on Oct. 23, 1983.
		Lebanon, mountain range, Asia - Lebanon, ancient Libanus, mountain range, c.100 mi (160 km) long, paralleling the Mediterranean Sea...
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0107710.html (1963 words)

	Lebanon Geography
		You may call our Lebanon Geography Travel Specialists, but first...we'd really appreciate it if you complete our Lebanon Geography planners so we have all your requirements beforehand and are prepared to present you with the latest options and up-to-the-minute specials.
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	www.travelwizard.com /middleeast/lebanon-vacations/geography (398 words)

	Geography of Lebanon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lebanon stretches along the east side of the Mediterranean Sea, its length almost three times its width.
		There are four such longitudinal strips between the Mediterranean Sea and Syria: the coastal strip (or the maritime plain), western Lebanon, the central plateau, and eastern Lebanon (see fig.
		Geography - note: Litani river only major river in Southwest Asia not crossing an international boundary; rugged terrain historically helped isolate, protect, and develop numerous factional groups based on religion, clan, and ethnicity.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Geography_of_Lebanon (2172 words)

	BUBL LINK: Lebanon
		Detailed handbook describing the history of Lebanon and analysing its political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions, the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors.
		Particular attention is given to the people who make up the society, their origins, dominant beliefs and values, common interests and the issues on which they are divided, and their attitudes toward each other and toward their social system and political order.
		Basic reference information about Lebanon, such as area, capital, population, population density, geography, language, religion, time zone, history and government, plus business and social information, including details of accommodation, addresses, climate, regions, travel, visas, passports, money, health and public holidays.
	bubl.ac.uk /link/l/lebanon.htm (387 words)

	Lebanon - Country Profile - Lebanese Republic - Al Jumhuriyah al Lubnaniyah
		Lebanon is a member state of the League of Arab States
		Discover Lebanon: Mount Lebanon, Beirut, Aanjar, Byblos, Baalbek, Qadisha Valley and Cedars Forest, Lebanon outdoor adventure, historical and cultural tourism, and ecotourism.
		Destination Lebanon, the official visitors guide to outdoor adventure, historical and cultural tourism, and ecotourism in Lebanon.
	www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/lebanon.htm (768 words)

	Federation of the Syrian Chambers of Commerce:: Geography
		It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east and south-east, Jordan to the south, and Lebanon to the south-east.
		Mountains dominate the western and south-western regions and separate the narrow coastal plain form the interior.
		The highest mountain range straddles the boundary with Lebanon and is high enough to get heavy snow in winter; most of the remainder of Syria to the east of these mountains is a plateau.
	www.fedcommsyr.org /geography.html (206 words)

	Geography Of Lebanon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		If you would like to use this flag of Lebanon or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page.
		If you would like to use this map of Lebanon or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page.
		If you would like to use this information for Lebanon or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page.
	www.appliedlanguage.com /country_guides/lebanon_country_geography.shtml (332 words)

	Lebanon Tourism, Beirut tourist, place to visit, tour, pictures cedars, travel guides
		Lebanon Tourism, Beirut tourist, place to visit, tour, pictures cedars, travel guides
		Content: Virtual tours of Lebanon, Beirut photos, Cedars, tourism guide, tourist travel to Lebanon country, south of, culture,
		Lebanon, geography of Lebanon, bay of Jounieh, Aanjar, down town of Beirut Map Links -
	www.lebanonpanorama.com (96 words)

	ABC Fact Book of Lebanon - Geography; Flag, Map, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, ...
		Lebanon has made progress toward rebuilding its political institutions and regaining its national sovereignty since the end of the devastating 16-year civil war which began in 1975.
		These troops are based mainly in Beirut, North Lebanon, and the Bekaa Valley.
		Syria's deployment was legitimized by the Arab League early in Lebanon's civil war and in the Ta'if accord.
	www.theodora.com /wfb/lebanon_geography.html (480 words)

	Lebanon
		On December 12, 2005, Gibran Tueni, Member of Parliament and publisher of An-Nahar daily newspaper, was murdered in Beirut for standing for Lebanon's freedom and advocating for unity and cooperation among the country's diverse communities.
		His is one of a long list of political assassinations intended to destabilize Lebanon.
		President Bush (Nov. 21): "We strongly condemn the assassination today in Lebanon of Pierre Gemayel, who was a minister in the government of Prime Minister Seniora.
	www.state.gov /p/nea/ci/c2414.htm (204 words)

	Lebanon Atlas: Maps and Online Resources — Infoplease.com
		Pity the Nation: The Abduction of Lebanon by Robert Fisk
		Lebanon: The Assasination of Rafik Hariri and its Impact on the Middle East by Nicholas Blanford
		All Honourable Men: The Social Origins of War in Lebanon (I.B.Tauris in Association With the Centre of Lebanese Studies) by Michael Johnson
	www.infoplease.com /atlas/country/lebanon.html (160 words)

	Lebanon: bekaa valley
		Bekaa lies between the two parallel mountain ranges in Lebanon.
		It is a fertile land irrigated by the Litany river and is the largest agricultural area in Lebanon, with an advance
		It is the tip of the Great Rift Valley that stretches into Africa.
	www.libanmall.com /main/bekaa.htm (402 words)

	Lebanon, Links, Lebanon Country facts, Lebanon Information, Lebanon Photos, Libanon, Lebanon Israel War, Star Academy ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Lebanon was very present this year at the Cannes Festival.
		The money will be donated to the families of those killed during israel attacks on Lebanon which took place summer 2006.
		This move is very daring because it comes at a time when Lebanon is in its worst times and least of the Lebanese worries is to go to music stores and purchase the latest music albums.
	www.lebanonlinks.com (1363 words)

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