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Lebanon's location at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian hinterlands has contributed to the country's rich history and shaped a unique cultural identity shaped by religious diversity. Lebanon has a population of more than five million people and covers an area of 10,452 square kilometres (4,036 sq mi).
Mar 20, 2024 · History. The earliest evidence of civilization in Lebanon dates back more than seven thousand years. Lebanon was the home of the Canaanites/Phoenicians and their kingdoms, a maritime culture that flourished for over a thousand years. In 64 BC, the region came under the rule of the Roman Empire, and eventually became one of the Empire's leading ...
Lebanon - Civil War, Sectarianism, Reconstruction: For many years Lebanon maintained its parliamentary democracy, despite serious trials. The main problem for Lebanon was to implement the unwritten power-sharing National Pact of 1943 between the Christians and Muslims. In the early years of independence, so long as no urgent call for pan-Arab unity came from outside, the National Pact faced no ...
The Long PeaceOttoman Lebanon, 1861-1920by Engin Akarli. Long notorious as one of the most turbulent areas of the world, Lebanon nevertheless experienced an interlude of peace between its civil war of 1860 and the beginning of the French Mandate in 1920. Engin Akarli examines the sociopolitical changes resulting from the negotiations and ...
May 15, 2024 · Constitution. history: drafted 15 May 1926, adopted 23 May 1926 amendments: proposed by the president of the republic and introduced as a government bill to the National Assembly or proposed by at least 10 members of the Assembly and agreed upon by two thirds of its members; if proposed by the National Assembly, review and approval by two-thirds majority of the Cabinet is required; if approved ...
Summary. When the United States became independent, Lebanon was part of the Ottoman Empire and its foreign relations were conducted through the Sultan’s government at Constantinople (Istanbul). In 1922, after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, the League of Nations approved a French Mandate for Lebanon and Syria, which gave France exclusive ...
May 31, 2010 · Over history, Lebanon was featured by religious diversity: Jews, several Christian sects and Muslims lived there. Although the coastal cities converted into Islam at advent of this religion, they remained home for the Greeks and the Armenians. Ali’s followers -Shia- settled in the south of Lebanon and on the mountains.
