Lebanon

Lebanon is located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of a narrow strip of territory andis one of the world’s smaller sovereign states. The capital is Beirut. Though Lebanon, particularly its coastalregion, was the site of some of the oldest human settlements in the world—thePhoenician ports of Tyre (modern Ṣūr), Sidon (Ṣaydā), and Byblos (Jubayl) were dominant centers of trade and culture in the 3rd millennium BCE—it was not until 1920 that the contemporary state cameinto being. Lebanon shares many of the cultural characteristics of the Arab world, yet it has attributes that differentiate it from many of its Arab neighbors. Itsrugged, mountainous terrain has served throughout history as an asylum for diverse religious and ethnic groups and forpolitical dissidents. Lebanon offers plenty: from ancient Roman ruins,to well-preserved castles, limestone caves, historic Churches and Mosques,beautiful beaches nestled in the Mediterranean Sea, world-renowned Lebanese cuisine