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September 24, 2024

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Israel unleashed its most widespread wave of airstrikes against hundreds of Hezbollah targets, in Lebanon.

About Lebanon

  • Capital:   Beirut 
  • Location:
    • It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus lies to its west across the Mediterranean Sea.
    • Part of the Levant region of the Middle East.

Physical Features of Lebanon

Lebanon

  • Lebanon Mountains: 100-mile-long range with snow-capped peaks and deep gorges. 
  • Highest point: Qurnat as Sawda’ (10,128 ft).
  • Al-Biqāʿ Valley: Fertile valley between the Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon Mountains, part of the East African Rift System.
  • Al-Biqāʿ Valley: Fertile valley between the Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon Mountains, part of the East African Rift System.
  • Rivers: Over a dozen minor rivers flow from the mountains, with the Litani being the most significant.

Levant region of the Middle East

  • Levant (from the French lever, “to rise,” as in sunrise, meaning the east)
  • Historically region along the eastern Mediterranean shores, roughly corresponding to modern-day Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and certain adjacent areas. 

Lebanon

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