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The only country in the Middle East that does not
have a desert
Lebanon enjoys Mediterranean climate with four seasons: Winter, Spring,
Summer and Autumn. The winter is mild on the coast and snowy in the mountains. The summer is hot on the coast but cooler in
the mountains.
Mount Lebanon
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Cedars of the Lord
Cedars are among the last survivors of the immense forests
that lay across Mount Lebanon in ancient times. The most famous cedar forest is the one located in Bsharreh region, North
Lebanon and also known as the Cedars of the Lord.
The Cedar forest in Bsharreh contains about 375 trees, some between
1200 and 2000 years old. They stand on slopes 6000 ft (1950 meters) high in the shadow of the 10000 ft (3088 meters) peak
of Qernet Es-sawda (the highest in Lebanon).
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The citizens of ancient Byblos, Tyre, and Sidon used "cedrus
libani" to build houses and fashion masts for their ships. From Lebanon's cedar forests, King Solomon got the timber to build
his temple and palace in Jerusalem, while the Egyptian Pharaohs used the wood to carve their sarcophagi and sun-ships. Also,
Phoenicians and Greeks used its wood through the centuries in their homes, temples, sarcophagi, and galleys.
Other cedar forests are found also in Tannourine North Lebanon
(largest with more than 15,000), Jaj and Barouk, Mount Lebanon and several other places with heights over 3000 ft (1000 meters)
from sea level.
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Jeita Grotto (also Jaita and Jxiita)
The caverns of Jeita Grotto, Mount Lebanon are on two levels: the
lower caverns are visited by boat over a subterranean lake 2000 ft (623 meters) long, while the dry upper gallery can be seen
on foot. These caves and galleries are known to man since Paleolithic times. The action of water has created cathedral-like
vaults beneath the wooded hills of Mount Lebanon forming magnificent caverns. The Lebanese speleologists have penetrated about
4.5 mils (7 km) from the entry point of the grotto to the far end of the underground river and about 1.3 Mile (2.2 km) of
the upper galleries.
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The Mediterranean Sea
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The Mountain-Valley of Bekaa (also Beqa and B'ax)
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Beirut
(Also Beyrouth and Bayrut)
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