| Page Views: 11,470 Last Visit to Lebanon: February, 2003 | Visting Lebanon by marimar_72 - last update: Mar 2, 2007 |
Ever since I was a child,,vacation meant (Lebanon)!
we used to go there(my family and I) every spring and summer vacation.
mainly to visit my gradparents.But I had a chance to visit many areas too.
You will be amazed how many places I have been to in Lebanon,,but it`s only because Lebanon is a very small country,you can visit so many places in a short period of time ;-)* |
STATISTICS ABOUT LEBANON -Lebanon has 18 religious communities.
-It has 40 daily newspapers.
-It has 42 universities.
-It has over 100 banks (that is banks and not branches of a bank).
-70% of the students are in private schools.
-40% of the Lebanese people are Christians (this is the highest percentage in all the Arab countries).
-There's 1 doctor per 10 peson in Lebanon (In Europe & America, there's 1 doctor per 100 people).
-The name LEBANON appears 75 times in the Old Testament.
-The name CEDAR (Lebanon's tree) appears 75 times too in the Old Testament!!
-Beirut was destroyed and rebuilt 7 times (this is why it's compared to The Phoenix).
-There's 3.5 Million Lebanese in Lebanon while There's around 10 Million Lebanese outside Lebanon!!!
-Lebanon, the country, was occupied by over 16 countries:
(Egyptians-Hittites-Assyrians- Babylonians- Persians- Alexander the greats Army- the Roman Empire Byzantine- the Arabian Peninsula-The Crusaders- the Ottoman Empire- Britain-France- Israel & Syria).
-Byblos (a city in Lebanon) is the oldest, continuously living city in the world.
-Lebanon's name has been around for 4,000 yrs non- stop (it's the oldest country/ nation's name in the world!)
-Lebanon is the only Asian/African country that doesn't have a desert.
-There are 15 rivers in Lebanon (all of them coming from its own mountains).
-Lebanon is one of the most populated countries in its archaeological sites, in the world!!!
-The first alphabet was created in Byblos (a city in Lebanon).
-The only remaining temple of Jupiter (the main Roman god) is in Baalbeck, Lebanon (The City of the Sun).
-The name of BYBLOS comes from the BIBLE!!!
-Lebanon is the country that has the most books written about it.
-Lebanon is the only non-dictatorial country in the Arab world (Yes, we do have a President!)
-Jesus Christ made his 1st miracle in Lebanon, in Qana (The miracle of Turning water into wine).
-The Phoenicians (Original People of Lebanon) built the 1st boat, and they were the first to sail ever!
-Phoenicians also reached America long before Christopher Columbus did.
-The 1st law school in the world was built in Lebanon, in Downtown Beirut.* |
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| Pros: | "Beautiful landscape,Perfect weather!!" | | Cons: | "Lebanon can be kinda expensive :-S" |
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VeronicaG Sat Jan 13, 2007 01:07 UTC
Thanks for the introduction to a cuisine I'm not familiar with...I'd definitely have to avoid the coffee, though! Regards from Texas.... | planxty Sun Dec 25, 2005 06:24 UTC
Wonderful Lebanon pages, Miramar. It's a place I've long wanted to visit. fergy. | freya_heaven Thu Oct 21, 2004 12:25 UTC
Would love to visit one day, a very interesting page. Manakeesh jibneh sounds tasty, I got toothache after eating sweet cake in Amman, nice at the time though! (~_~) Very well done. | awayhome Wed Mar 24, 2004 18:21 UTC
Very interesing page and great in intro. happy travel-)) |
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