Showing posts with the label Lebanon

How Alexander Turned The Island of Tyre Into a Peninsula

Nov 17, 2020

The city of Tyre in southern Lebanon is one of the oldest cities in the world. Originally founded by settlers from the nearby city of Sidon ...

Lebanon’s Thinnest Building Was Built Out of Spite

Nov 18, 2017

Locals call the building “the Grudge” and rightly so. This extremely narrow building standing on a mere 120-square-meter piece of land in Be...

Cedars of Lebanon, The Cedars of God

Aug 9, 2016

The Lebanon Cedar or cedrus libani is one of the most majestic trees of the world. They grow exclusively on Mount Lebanon, a mountain range...

‘Hope for Peace’ Monument in Yarze, Lebanon

Aug 10, 2015

The Lebanese Military Museum, dedicated for the preservation of old Lebanese military antiques, is located at the Ministry of National Defen...

The Ancient Sea Wall at Batroun, Lebanon

Feb 27, 2014

Batroun is a coastal city in northern Lebanon lying 50 km north of Beirut and 30 km south of Tripoli. It is one of the oldest cities in the ...

Hezbollah Resistance Museum in Mleeta, Lebanon

Sep 4, 2013

The Hezbollah Resistance Museum or the Tourist Landmark of the Resistance , as it is officially known, is an open air war museum created by ...

11 Oldest Continuously Inhabited Cities in the World

Jul 2, 2012

Ever since man learned to grow their own food and rear cattle, they have been living in permanent to semi-permanent settlements with certain...