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Lebanon's terrain varies from coastal plains alongside the Mediterranean Sea to 12,000 foot mountain peaks that receive heavy winter snowfalls.

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Baalbek, Lebanon, a city in the Bekaa valley, some 40 miles (65 km) east-northeast of Beirut, the capital. See more »

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Geography of Lebanon

Lebanon, or Lebanese Republic, a country in southwestern Asia. It lies at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea, bordered by Israel and Syria, and occupies most of the area that made up ancient Phoenicia.

Geography of Baalbek

Baalbek, Lebanon, a city in the Bekaa valley, some 40 miles (65 km) east-northeast of Beirut, the capital.

Geography of Beirut

Beirut, or Bayrut, the capital and largest city of Lebanon. It lies on the Mediterranean Sea near the Lebanon Mountains, about 55 miles (90 km) north of the Lebanon-Israel border.

Geography of the Levant Region

Levant, a name applied to the lands of the eastern Mediterranean. The term, once widely used but now becoming obsolete, usually refers to Syria, Lebanon, and Israel.