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Governorates in Lebanon [ muhafazat ] : Al Biqa', Al Janub, Ash Shamal, Bayrut, Jabal Lubnan

Lebanon borders Israel in the south and Syria in the north and in the east.

Lebanon is packed with history, archaeology, natural beauty and a handsome population of fun-loving people whose hospitality and warmth extends the length and breadth of the country.

Capital City of Lebanon: Beirut / Beyrouth


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Car Rental Lebanon

 Avis
World's second largest general-use car rental business, providing business and leisure customers with a wide range of services.
 Budget Rent A Car
 Hertz

Hotels in Lebanon

 All-hotels.com 
 Expedia.com
 Beirut Hotels

More Hotels? See the page Hotels

Travel Agents / Tour Operators

 Ancient World Travel & Tours - Syria, Lebanon & Jordan
Ancient World Travel & Tourism is proud to introduce itself as a companion to you in Syria, putting at your disposal it's well trained staff, professional management, close relations with Hotels management, transportation companies and tour operators all over Jordan, Lebanon and the surrounding countries.



Incoming Tour Operators 

 Ideal Tour - tour opérateur au Liban
Ideal Tour is a Tour Operator in Lebanon composed of a team of experienced pro-fessionals committed to sharing with you the beauty of Lebanon and the Middle East.

 Ariane Travel

Travel Guides Lebanon / Related books

 Amazon.com - Books about Lebanon

 Travel-to-lebanon.com - Tourism and travel guide to Lebanon

 Lebanon in Pictures - by Margaret J. Goldstein (Author)
Reading level: Ages 9-12; Library Binding: 80 pages; Publisher: Lerner Publications; 2Rev Ed edition (September 2004); Language: English; ISBN-13: 978-0822511717 

Transportation / How do I travel to Lebanon

 Beyrouth Airport

  Airline Tickets / Bargain Flights - Flights to Lebanon / Flight tickets lebanon

 Online Map of Lebanon [ Uni Texas - Perry-Castañeda Library - Map Collection ]


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 Travel Insurance

 Department of Tourism in Libanon - Ministere du Toursme

 Lebanese Government - Central Office for Administrative Information & Forms
 Presidential Website
 Lebanese Parliament

 Beirut / Beyrouth - Capital City of Lebanon - commercial, banking and financial center of the region

 Beirut - Downtownbeirut.com - Gateway

 Al Biqa' [ muhafazah ]
 Al Janub
 Ash Shamal
 Bayrut
 Jabal Lubnan

 Aanjar
Aanjar, à 58 Km de Beyrouth, se présente comme une excellente illustration de ce que pouvait être un grand centre commercial au cours de l'histoire. Située au pied de l'Anti-Liban, à proximité de l'une des principales sources du Litani, elle occupe une place privilégiée sur la carte routière de la Beqaa antique et médiévale . Située au croisement des routes qui mènent de Homs à Tibériade et de Beyrouth à Damas, elle doit sa fortune à la présence d'une abondante source, une 'ayn, qui jaillit au pied de l'Anti-Liban et qui fut à l'origine de son nom actuel. Celui-ci lui vient en effet de Aïn Gerrha, signifiant "la source de Gerrha ", une cité antique fondée à cet endroit par les Arabes Ituréens durant l'époque hellénistique et baptisée Chalcis du Liban.
 Baalbeck
Baalbeck is the site of the most magnificent and best preserved Roman temples in the world.
 Bhamdoun
 Beit ed-dine
 Byblos
Byblos peut à juste titre compter parmi les villes les plus anciennes du monde et parmi les rares sites habités de façon continue depuis l'époque de leur fondation jusqu'à nos jours. Pour les Phéniciens, elle aurait été fondée par le dieu El lui-même, mais les fouilles archéologiques qui y ont été effectuées ont permis de situer ses origines vers la fin du VI ème millénaire avant l'ère chrétienne. Il convient cependant de noter que les mots " Byblos" et " Phénicie " n'ont jamais été employés par les anciens habitants de la ville. Ceux-ci désignaient leur ville du nom de "Gubla" puis de "Gebal" et le pays du nom de "Canaan". Ce sont les Grecs peu après 1200 av. J.C qui donnèrent le nom de " Phénicie " à la région côtière de la Méditerranée Orientale. Ce sont eux aussi qui baptisèrent l'ancienne Gubla-Gebal du nom de " Byblos"
 Cèdres
 Echmoun
 Hasbaya
 Jeïta
 Jounieh
 Qadisha
 Sidon
 Tripoli / Trablos
à 85 Km au nord de Beyrouth, est la capitale du Liban Nord et la seconde ville du Liban. C'est une ville d'une hospitalité légendaire où le présent s'accommode de l'histoire et où l'activité économique trépidante se double d'un style de vie décontracté. Tripoli recèle d'innombrables vestiges parmi lesquels une quarantaine de monuments, datant pour la plupart du 14ème siècle, qui ont été inscrits à l'inventaire des monuments historiques. On y dénombre une douzaine de mosquées mameluks et ottomanes, autant de madrassas ou écoles coraniques et un certain nombre de khans ou caravansérails et de hammams ou bains publics qui perpétuent la structure des thermes romains et byzantins. Quant aux souks, ils constituent avec les khans un espace où tailleurs, bijoutiers, parfumeurs, tanneurs, fabricants de savon et d'autres corps de métiers, se regroupent dans un environnement qui n'a presque pas changé depuis le Moyen Age.
 Zahlé

 Beit Eddine Festival
Every summer during the months of July and August, Beiteddine, a small town in the Chouf region of Lebanon, 45km southeast of Beirut, hosts a Festival featuring some of the world's most talented artists.
 Press - The Daily Star
The Daily Star on-line edition is the Web's leading source of Lebanese and regional news. 
 Press - Ya Libnan - specialized source of Lebanese news
 Skiing & Snowboarding in Lebanon - Skileb.com
Lebanon has six ski resorts with groomed slopes, catering to skiers and snowboarders of all levels. Beyond the skiable domains await you kilometers of cross-country skiing and snowshoeing trails waiting to be explored; Lebanon has something for everyone. Each of the ski resorts has a different flavor; however, it is Faraya Mzaar (Kfardebian) that offers world-class infrastructure and facilities for the tourists.
See also the highest web cam in the Middle East overlooking the Cedars forest and showing the slopes in the background.

Cuisine - Lebanese Cooking

The Lebanese national dish is the kibbe, a meat pie made from finely minced lamb and bulghur wheat. The national drink is Arak, a strong anise-flavored liquor made from fermented grape juice. It is usually drunk with water and ice, which turns the clear liquid milky-white, and always accompanies food.

Recipes and Remembrances from an Eastern Mediterranean Kitchen: A Culinary Journey through Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan
By Sonia Uvezian
First-rate cookbook that provides a wide spectrum of authentic and easy-to-follow recipes that make use of healthful and readily available ingredients. Both the narrative and illustrations are fascinating, and there are also some wonderful menu suggestions; ASIN 0970971680
Simply Lebanese - Ina'am Atalla
Ina'am Atalla introduces us to the exotic flavours and colours of Lebanese cuisine using an abundance of wholesome ingredients, combined with fresh herbs and subtle spices, to make delicious and healthy dishes. This book is the product of her wealth of experience and her desire to dispel the complexities and mysteries surrounding Middle Eastern cookery by using simple techniques and easily available ingredients. With her obvious enthusiasm, the author inspires the reader to attempt a variety of easy-to-follow recipes, from the simplest soup to the more complicated main course, and from traditional recipes such as tabbouleh and kibbeh to the more unusual and creative variations that have been developed by her for the menu at her restaurant. Your level of experience is immaterial: supplemented by beautiful colour photography, Ina'am's anecdotes and tips for the cook create the illusion that this is a personal cookery lesson between author and reader, while the book as a whole remains simply a pleasure to read.
Hardcover 240 pages (January 1, 2004); Publisher: Garnet Publishing Ltd.; Language: English; ISBN: 1859641350
Flavours of the Levant Home Cooking from Lebanon, Syria and Turkey 
Nada Saleh
A selection of recipes from Lebanon, Syria and Turkey, an area known as the Levant. Each section in the book introduces one of the regions, followed by instructions for starters, main courses and desserts. It is full of healthy-eating ideas and recipes for favourite Middle-Eastern dishes.
Hardcover 288 pages (May 10, 2002); Publisher: Robson Books Ltd.; Language: English
ISBN: 1861054467 
 Culinair - arab recipes

History of Lebanon

Independent on November 22, 1943 (from League of Nations mandate under French administration)

 Lebanon's History - Wikipedia
Ancient roots of Lebanon, 19th Century [ The rise and fall of Emir Bashir II, Sectarian conflict: European Powers begin to intervene, Rising prosperity and peace ], League of Nations Mandate, Independence, Regional Conflict, Lebanese Civil War: 1975–1990 [ Initial outbreak, 1975-6 / Syrian intervention, PLO and Israeli conflict / Israeli intervention 1976–82, Israeli invasion and international intervention: 1982–84, Worsening conflict and political crisis: 1985–89, End of the Civil War: 1989–91], Postwar reconstruction: 1992 to Present [ Continued Syrian military presence, 2004 Amendments to the Constitution, Assassination of Hariri in 2005, Withdrawal of Syrian troops

Lebanon's struggle for independence (The Political history of Lebanon, 1920-1950 
ISBN: 0897120213

Music, Culture & Entertainment

 Culture of Lebanon

 Aramusic.com - Arabian music
One Thousand and One Arabian Nights 
Rosamund Fowler (Illustrator)
An original version of the "Arabian Nights" stories from award-winning author Geraldine McCaughrean. In order to delay her inevitable execution, Queen Shaharazad tells her murdering husband, King Shahryar, a wonderfully exciting story every night. The King is used to a new wife every day, only to put her to death the following day, but finds himself so intrigued in the magical stories Shaharazad tells, he can't bring himself to kill her. Night after night she tells her wonderful stories until the King starts to realize that he won't be able to live without them.
Paperback 288 pages (July 15, 1999); Publisher: Oxford University Press; Language: English; ISBN: 0192750135

Web Portals / Search engines

 1stlebanon.net 
 Lebanon On-Line Resources
 BBC - Who's Who in Lebanon
 Lebanon has seen a growing division between opponents of Syria's influence over its affairs and those who still see Syria as a valued ally.
The BBC News website profiles the most prominent figures on each side

 Arabbye.com - Search Engine For The Arab World


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