Welcome to Lebanon. Hopefully you enjoy our
guided tour of Lebanon.
In this tour we will expose you to the Lebanese experience.
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| Overview: |
Here is an Overview of the Republic
of Lebanon and some useful data.
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Lebanon
Through History: |
Let 's go back in history and have a look at one of
the oldest civilization in the world. Lebanon has a rich history.
From its geographical position Lebanon was the center of the ancient
world. So many civilizations had foot in the eastern region of the
Mediterranean sea, from the Phoenicians to the Romans then the Ottoman
Empire, and the French colonist. History was written on rocks, in
the "Ourjouan" (purple) color, in the Alphabet, under the old ruins,
by pen, by stories and myths, legends of the old world, in the heart
of kings or "amir" (prince), by art and music, architecture and science,
poets and writers, in the cedars and in the echoing sounds of the
mountains and deep valleys, by all religions and wars, by love and
piece !!!
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Geography
of Lebanon: |
Lebanon has a unique nature, where
mountains and beaches peek on each other. You can reach 1000m (3300
Ft) of altitude within 20 minutes. Snow and Sand merge together in
a beautiful harmony. From the hot sandy beaches you can see the mountains
crowned with snow. In its geographical location on the eastern shore
of the Mediterranean sea, Lebanon became the center of the old world
where the roman ships used to sail from its sea ports.
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Art,
Society and Culture: |
Lebanon's Culture is unique and occupy a special place
in the Middle-East and the Arab World.
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Business
in Lebanon: |
Since its inception, modern Lebanon has adopted a
free enterprise system and now enjoys a head start in its economic
legislation. The country has never had any legislation that shackles
private ownership and enterprise. Through pain and gain, the precepts
of free enterprise have never been questioned, challenged or in any
way undermined.
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Tourism: |
Relax and welcome to Lebanon. We will take the bus
to visit many places all around the country. This tour is full of
pictures please be patient while loading the images.
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Lebanese 101 (advanced): |
Spoken Arabic is different than the written one, and
it differs from country to country but all Arabic countries have one
written language and they can understand the spoken one all over.
The most popular Arabic spoken language is the spoken Egyptian. Here
is some Arabic (Spoken Lebanese) words that you can use every day
(of course you should know English to learn Arabic)
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We hope you enjoyed our little tour please
come and visit again this tour is constantly updated.
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