INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT LEBANON
 

• Lebanon 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).
• Lebanon's name has been around for 4,000 years non-stop (it's the oldest country / nation's name in the world!)
• Lebanon is the only Asian country that doesn't have a desert.
• There are 15 rivers in Lebanon (all of them coming from its own mountains).
• Lebanon is one of the most populated countries in its archeological sites, in the world!
• The first alphabet was created in Byblos (city in Lebanon), Byblos is the oldest, continuously living city in the world, The name of BYBLOS comes from the BIBLE!
• The only remaining temple of Jupiter (the main Roman god) is in Baalbeck, Lebanon (The City of the Sun).
• Lebanon is the country that has the most books written about it.
• Lebanon is the only non-dictatorial country in the Arab world (Yes, we do have a President!)
• Jesus Christ made his 1st miracle in Lebanon, in Qana (The miracle of Turning water into wine).
• The Phoenicians (Original People of Lebanon) built the 1st boat, and they were the first to sail ever!
• The Phoenicians also reached America long before Christopher Columbus did.
• The 1st law school in the world was built in Lebanon, in Downtown Beirut.
• 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.”

May God bless our Lebanon forever...    

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