Country: Lebanon
Informational site about Lebanon. Nice clickable touristic Maps of Lebanon in 7 languages with the most important historical cities. Special sections about Gibran Khalil Gibran.
xml version1.0 encodingutf-8 Visitor #ReadMy GuestbookSign My GuestbookTyros CornerSongInfoHolidaysGibran FairuzLinksTell emLink Me Favorites MobileRAMADAN KARIM LIBERATED TOWNS AND VILLAGES LEBANON WON THE 6TH WAR... THE ISRAELI INVASION WAS SUCCESSFULLY HALTED IF YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW FORMER PM RAFIK HARIRI WAS ASSASSINATED THEN YOU NEED TO SEE A MOVIE CALLED SYRIANA Lebanon * Beirut * TyreThe Country amp;its Charm...The Lebanese Republic stretches along 250 kmof the picturesque Eastern Mediterranean coast. It isonly 50 km wide, a lilliput of a country which, onits total of 10452 sq. km (4035.54 sq. mi.), isnevertheless endowed with all but the desert ofnatures features.TheCedars...About 120 km from Beirut. Known to theLebanese as the Cedars of the Lord. Some of theremaining 400 trees are over 1500 years old. TheCedar tree, majestic and indestructible, isthe emblem of Lebanon and adorns its flag. ThePhoenicians, Greeks and Egyptians used its woodthrough the centuries in their homes, temples,sarcophagus and galleys. The village of theCedars, over 2000 m in altitude, is a verypicturesque ski resort with hotets, chalets, and skilifts. Nearby is Qadisha grotto, a natural cavernwith stalactitic and stalagmitic formations.Lebanon, fromNorth to South...The narrow strip of coastal plain, rich with goldenbeaches, natural inlets and rocky promontories,accommodates the capital Beirut and the citiesof Tripoli, Byblos, Sidon andTyre. Other large and small towns and villagesdot the rest of the coast from North to South in theshadow of Mount Lebanon, which seems to risefrom the Mediterranean in a sharp sweep. The mainpeaks of this mountain mass are al-Qorna as-Sawdaa(3088 m) and al-Mounaitra (2911 m) in the north;Sannin (2628 m) and al-Knaissa (2032 m) aboveBeirut, which is situated almost halfwaybetween the northern and southern borders.EnglishFrançaisEspa?olPortuguêsDeutsch?eskyAll rights reserved to Eng.Ali KHADRACopyright © 1996-2006 byTyros
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