Facts About Lebanon

Mabsoot

Amir
Staff member
:salam2:

Thanks toUmm Ali for Emailing me these Statistics... I would like to share with you them:

FACTS ABOUT LEBANON

1. Lebanon has 18 religious communities

2. It has 40 daily newspapers

3. It has 42 universities

4. It has over 100 banks (that is banks and not branches of a bank)

5. 70% of the students are in private schools

6. 40% of the Lebanese people are Christians (this is the highest
percent all the Arab countries)

7. There's 1 doctor per 10 people in Lebanon (In Europe & America,
there's 1 doctor per 100 people)

8. The name LEBANON appears 75 times in the Old Testament

9. The name CEDAR (Lebanon's tree) appears 75 times too in the Old
Testament!!

10. Beirut was destroyed and rebuilt 7 times (this is why it's
compared to The Phoenix).

11. There are 3.5 Million Lebanese in Lebanon

12. There are around 10 Million Lebanese outside Lebanon!

OTHER INTERESTING FACTS:

1. Lebanon, the country, was occupied by over 16 countries:>
Egyptians-Hittites-Assyrians- Babylonians- Persians- Alexander the greats
Army- the Roman Empire Byzantine- the Arabian Peninsula-The Crusaders- the
Ottoman Empire- Britain-France- Israel- Syria.

2. Byblos (city in Lebanon) is the oldest, continuously living city in the
world.

3. Lebanon's name has been around for 4,000 yrs non- stop (it's the oldest
country/ nation's name in the world!)

4. Lebanon is the only Arab country that doesn't have a desert.

5. There are 15 rivers in Lebanon (all of them coming from its own
mountains)

6. Lebanon is one of the most populated countries in its archeological
sites, in the world!!!

7. The first alphabet was created in Byblos (city in Lebanon)

8. The only remaining temple of Jupiter (the main Roman god) is in
Baalbeck, Lebanon (The City of the Sun)

9. The name of BYBLOS comes from the BIBLE!!!

10. Lebanon is the country that has the most books written about it.

11. Lebanon is the only non-dictatorial country in the Arab world (it has a
President!)

12. According to Christianity, Jesus Christ made his 1st miracle in Lebanon,
in Sidon (The miracle of Turning water into wine).

13. The Phoenicians (Original People of Lebanon) built the 1st boat, and
they were the first to sail ever!

14. Phoenicians also reached America long before Christopher Columbus did.

15. The 1st law school in the world was built in Lebanon, in Downtown
Beirut.

16. People say that the cedars were planted by God's own hands (This is
why they're called "The Cedars of God", and this is why Lebanon is called
"God's Country on Earth."


Is not a real Crime Against Humanity to destroy a country with
such history?
 
:wasalam:
Thank you for you and for Umm Ali.
Yes Beirut before wars was one of the beautiful towns in the world.
Tyr (Sour) one of the oldest town in Canaân. Also the Phoenicians did commerce with all areas in the Mediterrannen Sea, especilay commerce of Garum (fish sauce) and some people of them (The Puniques) established one of most important civilization in Tunisia they built Carthage, and Roman learn a lot from the Puniques especialy agriculture etc.
 

almouchie

Junior Member
salam

great information
I will correct a few, actually update

1. there are 19 religious sects in Lebanon
11. There are 4.4 Million Lebanese in Lebanon (according to latest election polls 2006, though there has not been an official count since 1932)
12. There are around 12 Million Lebanese outside Lebanon

we are a special lot alright,
otherwise you can't convince me why so many countries/rulers/etc want a piece of us

& yeah it is not proved or official or even entertained
but there are increasing talks about natural gas & some form of oil found in the norther areas & in the sea.
it looks like we might have some significant natural resources
Allah be with us if that is true

we have nothing (except water that we don't know how to conserve even) of resources other than the lebanese people & we have more conflicts/problems than most nations around the world
 

mohammed07

New Member
I was supposed to go this year, for a family reunion, but it looks as if i may be waiting till next year. I really hate the situation over there right now.
 

OsMaN_93

Here to help
im frm lebanon

:salam2:
PROUD TO BE A LEBANESE !!!!
i hope the war stops there inshallah and no division will happen :salah::SMILY286:

:wasalam:
 
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