The spread of the Akkadian state as far as the " silver mountain " ( possibly the Taurus Mountains ), the " cedars " of Lebanon, and the copper deposits of Magan, was largely motivated by the goal of securing control over these imports.

Interstate 89 links Concord with Lebanon and the state of Vermont to the northwest, while Interstate 93 connects the city to Plymouth, Littleton, and the White Mountains to the north and Manchester to the south.

The northernmost part of the Rift, today called the Dead Sea Transform or Rift, forms the Beqaa Valley in Lebanon separating the Lebanon Mountains and Anti-Lebanon Mountains.

They settled on the southwestern slopes of the Lebanon Mountains and soon adopted the Druze religion.

The western range, the second major region, is the Lebanon Mountains, sometimes called Mount Lebanon, or Lebanon proper before 1920.

Near its southern end, the Lebanon Mountains branch off to the west to form the Shuf Mountains.

This central highland between the Lebanon Mountains and the Anti-Lebanon Mountains is about in length and 9. 6 to 16 kilometers wide and has an average elevation of.

Emerging from a base south of Homs in Syria, the eastern mountain range, or Anti-Lebanon ( Lubnan ash Sharqi ), is almost equal in length and height to the Lebanon Mountains.

* Mount Lebanon ( the West Mountains ).

In the Lebanon Mountains the gradual increase in altitude produces colder winters with more precipitation and snow.

Both the khamsin and the north winter wind are felt in the Lebanon Mountains.

The Biqa Valley and the Anti-Lebanon Mountains are shielded from the influence of the sea by the Lebanon Mountains.

" Despite the relatively low altitude of the Biqa Valley ( the highest point of which, near Baalbek, is only ) more snow falls there than at comparable altitudes west of the Lebanon Mountains.

Much of this precipitation appears as snow, and the peaks of the Anti-Lebanon, like those of the Lebanon Mountains, are snow-covered for much of the year.

There is one seasonal lake, fed by springs, on the eastern slopes of the Lebanon Mountains near Yammunah, about southeast of Tripoli.

Conifer forests are predominant, chiefly Anatolian black pine ( Pinus nigra ), Cedar of Lebanon ( Cedrus libani ), Taurus fir ( Abies cilicica ), and juniper ( Juniperus foetidissima and J. excelsa ).

* 1996 – In Lebanon, at least 106 civilians are killed when the Israel Defense Forces shell the United Nations compound at Quana where more than 800 civilians had taken refuge.

Arab people, also known as Arabs (, ʿarab ), are a panethnicity as are about half of Arabs in Australia who come particularly from Lebanon, Syria, and the Palestinian territories.

Also, prior to the massive Sephardic emigrations to the Middle East in the 16th and 17th centuries, the Jewish communities of what are today Syria, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Egypt and Yemen were known by other Jewish communities as Musta ' arabi Jews or " like Arabs ".

Of the 193 member states of the United Nations, only 17 are not party to the treaty: Andorra, Angola, Democratic People's Republic of Korea ( North Korea ), Federated States of Micronesia, Haiti, Iraq, Kiribati, Lebanon, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Nauru, South Sudan, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Turkmenistan and Tuvalu.

The Druze (, plural دروز, durūz, druzim ) are a monotheistic religious community, found primarily in Syria, Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan, which emerged during the 11th century from Ismailism school of Shia Islam.

In some Mediterranean countries, especially in Lebanon, chicken eggs are boiled and decorated by dye and / or painting and used as decoration around the house.

The first two regular battalions of the Fiji Infantry Regiment are traditionally stationed overseas on peacekeeping duties ; the 1st Battalion has been posted to Lebanon, Iraq, and East Timor under the command of the UN, while the 2nd Battalion is stationed in Sinai with the MFO.

There are traditional Greek-speaking settlements in the neighbouring countries of Albania, Bulgaria and Turkey, as well as in several countries in the Black Sea area such as Ukraine, Russia, Romania, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, and around the Mediterranean Sea, Southern Italy, Israel, Egypt, Lebanon and ancient coastal towns along the Levant.

" t appears that the Lebanon is an alternative placement in Phoenician myth ( as in Ez 28, 13, III. 48 ) of the Garden of Eden ", and there are connections between paradise, the garden of Eden and the forests of Lebanon ( possibly used symbolically ) within prophetic writings.

Hezbollah says that its continued hostilities against Israel are justified as reciprocal to Israeli operations against Lebanon and as retaliation for what they claim is Israel's occupation of Lebanese territory.

Countries pictured ( clockwise from upper left ) are Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Egypt ( across the Gulf of Aqabah ), Israel, and the disputed West Bank, with Jordan in the center.

More FTA's are planned with Iraq, the Palestinian Authority, the GCC, Lebanon, and Pakistan.

* 1982 – Iranian diplomats kidnapping ( 1982 ): four Iranian diplomats are kidnapped by Lebanese militia in Lebanon.

* 2006 – Lebanon War: At least 28 civilians, including 16 children are killed by the Israeli Air Force in what Lebanese call the Second Qana massacre and what Israel considers to be an attempt to stop rockets ' being fired, from Lebanon, at Israeli civilian targets.

Lebanon gained independence in 1943, and established a unique political system, known as confessionalism, a power-sharing mechanism based on religious communities – Bechara El Khoury who became independent Lebanon's first President and Riad El-Solh, who became Lebanon's first prime minister, are considered the founders of the modern Republic of Lebanon and are national heroes for having led the country's independence.

Northern Canaanites are commonly thought to develop into Phoenicians by the 8th century BC-a claim which has recently been verified by genetic comparison analysis of ancient Canaanite and Phoenician burial sites in modern Lebanon.

Staffan de Misura, Personal Representative of the Secretary-General for Southern Lebanon stated that he was " deeply concerned that air violations by Israel across the Blue Line during altercations with Hezbollah are continuing to take place ", calling " upon the Israeli authorities to cease such violations and to fully respect the Blue Line ".

While UN investigator Detlev Mehlis has pointed the finger at Syria's intelligence apparatus in Lebanon he has yet to be allowed full access to Syrian officials who are suspected by the UN International Independent Investigation Commission ( UNIIIC ) as being behind the assassination.

Lebanon is a parliamentary democratic republic within the overall framework of confessionalism, a form of consociationalism in which the highest offices are proportionately reserved for representatives from certain religious communities.

ADSL in Lebanon is still suffering from state-owned OGERO's monopoly over the bandwidth and nation-wide corruption, resulting in the worst services at the highest prices ( with over 1000 % taxation ) and lack of competition between ISPs.

The highest point in the county is Gates Hill in the Town of Lebanon at approximately 660 feet ( 201 m ) above sea level, and the lowest point is sea level.

The highest points are two areas in Lebanon Township, one on the Morris County line, both reaching at least 1, 060 feet ( 323 m ) above sea level.

The highest point in Lebanon is the northern end of Shaker Mountain, at above sea level, on the eastern border of the city.

Its summit straddles the border between Syria and Lebanon and, at 2, 814 m ( 9, 232 ft ) above sea level, is the highest point in Syria.

This Patriarch augmented the other Armenian Patriarch in Armenia and together with the two Supreme Patriarchs ( one for Lebanon / Cyprus / Syria and one for Armenia / Jerusalem and everywhere else ) made up the highest officials in the church.

The next highest scores of countries of in the region are held by Turkey ( 5. 73 ), and Lebanon ( 5. 32 ), classified as " hybrid regime ".

Slightly over half of Merrylands ' population are foreign-born, with Lebanon being the highest of any single country ( 8. 45 %) and 49. 3 % of residents being born in Australia.

Kibir ' el Hob topped the highest selling album chart in Lebanon for Rotana during the Christmas sales period, and remained in the number one position through the New Year.