Description: Searching for snakes and reptiles in Lebanon, Lebanon's rare deer roam a farm in the Bekaa, NGO on a mission to protect Lebanon’s wildlife, In Lebanon, poachers are shooting migratory birds 'for fun' • The Observers - France 24
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Coordinates : 33°50′N 35°50′E / 33.833°N 35.833°E / 33.833; 35.833
Lebanon ( i / ˈ l ɛ b ə n ɒ n / or / ˈ l ɛ b ən ə n / ; Arabic : لبنان Libnān or Lubnān ; Lebanese Arabic : [lɪbˈneːn] ; Aramaic : לבנאן ; French : Liban ), officially the Lebanese Republic ( Arabic : الجمهورية اللبنانية al-Jumhūrīyah al-Lubnānīyah ; Lebanese Arabic : [elˈʒʊmhuːɾɪjje l.ˈlɪbneːnɪjje] ; French : République libanaise ), is a country in Western Asia . It is bordered by Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south. Lebanon's location at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and
The earliest evidence of civilization in Lebanon dates back more than seven thousand years, predating recorded history . Lebanon was the home of the Canaanites / Phoenicians and their kingdom, a maritime culture that flourished for over a thousand years ( c. 1550–539 BC). In 64 BC, the region came under the rule of the Roman Empire , and eventually became one of the Empire's leading centers of Christianity . In the Mount Lebanon range a monastic tradition known as the Maronite Church was established. As the