"Visting Lebanon" Lebanon by marimar_72

Lebanon Travel Guide: 2,433 reviews and 5,865 photos

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.*

Pros and Cons

Pros:Beautiful landscape,Perfect weather!!
Cons:Lebanon can be kinda expensive :-S

Last visit to Lebanon: Feb 2003
Intro Updated Mar 2, 2007
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Written Mar 2, 2007

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VeronicaG Jan 12, 2007 at 5:07 PM

Thanks for the introduction to a cuisine I'm not familiar with...I'd definitely have to avoid the coffee, though! Regards from Texas....
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planxty Dec 24, 2005 at 10:24 PM

Wonderful Lebanon pages, Miramar. It's a place I've long wanted to visit. fergy.
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freya_heaven Oct 21, 2004 at 4:25 AM

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.
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awayhome Mar 24, 2004 at 10:21 AM

Very interesing page and great in intro. happy travel-))
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thisisbanane Jul 24, 2003 at 3:15 PM

Wow! You've absolutely convinced me - Lebanon sounds wonderful. I hope I can pay a visit soon.
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Khalid_eg Mar 1, 2003 at 12:49 AM

wish to be there sooooon :)
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ghislain69 Feb 6, 2003 at 8:31 AM

excellent I was there in Dec 2002
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MalenaN Jan 26, 2003 at 4:30 AM

Excellent info about Lebanon! Hope you will add more.
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call_me_rhia Jan 24, 2003 at 3:16 PM

lebanon is near the top of my must visit places. chicken liver with pomegrenade? i'm so going there :-) thx for the tip
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xaver Jan 24, 2003 at 12:54 PM

why am I sure I won't be allowed in any of these clubs??:P