Lebanon

E10701

country in the Middle East sovereign state

Lebanon is a small Middle Eastern country on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea, known for its rich history, diverse religious and cultural heritage, and historic capital, Beirut.

Aliases (5)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	country in the Middle East → sovereign state →
borderCountry	Israel → Syria →
callingCode	+961 →
capital	Beirut →
climate	Mediterranean climate →
coatOfArmsSymbol	green cedar tree →
continent	Asia →
currency	Lebanese pound →
drivesOn	right →
drivingSide	right →
flagDescription	horizontal triband of red, white, red with green cedar in the center →
governmentType	unitary parliamentary republic →
hasCoastlineOn	Mediterranean Sea →
highestPoint	Qurnat as Sawda →
historicalRegion	Phoenicia →
independenceDay	1943-11-22 →
independenceFrom	France →
internetTLD	.lb →
ISO3166-1Alpha2	LB →
ISO3166-1Alpha3	LBN →
joinedUnitedNations	1945-10-24 →
knownFor	Lebanese cuisine → diverse religious communities → historic architecture → rich cultural heritage →
largestCity	Beirut →
legislature	Parliament of Lebanon →
locatedOn	eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea →
majorCity	Byblos → Sidon → Tripoli → Tyre →
nationalLanguagePolicy	multilingual →
nationalSymbol	cedar tree →
officialLanguage	Arabic →
partOf	Arab world → Mashriq →
recognizedLanguage	Armenian → English → French →
region	Levant →
religion	Christianity → Druze → Islam →
timeZone	UTC+2 →
timeZoneDST	UTC+3 →
UNESCORegion	Arab States →
UNMemberState	true →

Referenced by (208)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
American University of Beirut → Beirut → Beirut port explosion of 4 August 2020 → Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport → Btourram → Byblos → Corniche Beirut → Hamra Street → Hezbollah → Lebanese Ambassador to the United Nations → Lebanese Ambassador to the United States → Lebanese American University → Lebanese Civil War → Lebanese Minister of Education → Lebanese Parliament → Lebanese pound → Lebanon Mountains → Levantine Arabic → Middle East Airlines → Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque → Mount Lebanon → Nabatieh → National Museum of Beirut → North Governorate → Progressive Socialist Party → Qurnat as Sawda → Raouché Rocks → Saint George Maronite Cathedral → Sidon → Tripoli → Tripoli (Lebanon) → Tyre → United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon → Université Saint-Joseph → Walid Jumblatt →	country
Chalhoub → EET → Eastern European Time → FET → First Lady → Fus’ha → Salam → bin Abdullah →	usedInCountry
Arab Labor Organization → Arab League → Arab Monetary Fund → Arab Organization for Agricultural Development → Economic and Social Council of the Arab League → Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) → Islamic Development Bank →	hasMember
Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport → Corniche Beirut → Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque → North Governorate → Saint George Maronite Cathedral → Université Saint-Joseph →	locatedIn
Charles Malik → Kamal Jumblatt → Michael Boulos → Mika → Walid Jumblatt →	countryOfCitizenship
Lebanese cuisine → Lebanese people → Levantine cuisine → Mizrahi Jews → Umayyad architecture →	countryOfOrigin
Greater Middle East → Mediterranean Basin → Middle East → Middle East and North Africa →	includesCountry
LB → Lebanese Ambassador to the United Nations → Lebanese Ambassador to the United States → Lebanese Ambassador to the United States ("Republic of Lebanon") →	represents
Gabriel Yared → Ibrahim Maalouf → Keanu Reeves →	countryOfBirth
2006 Lebanon War → Lebanon Conference (1944) → Syrian–Lebanese campaign →	location
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic → Levantine Arabic → Shami Arabic →	spokenIn
Armistice of Saint Jean d’Acre → French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon →	appliesToTerritory
Galilee → Golan Heights →	borders
Gabriel Yared → Ibrahim Maalouf →	citizenship
Lebanese American → Lebanese Canadian →	ethnicOrigin
Armenian Apostolic Church → Syriac Orthodox Church →	hasDioceseIn
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation → United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia →	hasMemberState
Erasmus+ Programme Countries → Member States of the United Nations ("Lebanese Republic") →	includes
Arabic → French →	officialLanguageOf
Charter of the Arab League → General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade →	originalSignatory
Mount Lebanon → North Governorate →	partOf
Joint Defence and Economic Co-operation Treaty of 1950 → Treaty of San Francisco →	signatory
Shia Islam → Twelver Shia →	significantMinorityIn
Eisenhower Doctrine →	appliesTo
Lebanese Minister of Education ("Republic of Lebanon") →	appliesToJurisdiction
U.S. Central Command →	areaOfResponsibility
Maronite Christianity →	associatedCountry
LB ("Lebanese Republic") →	associatedWith
Jordan River →	basinCountry
Arab–Israeli War of 1948 →	belligerent
Israel →	borderCountry
Mediterranean Sea →	borderedByCountry
Northern District, Israel →	bordersCountry
1956 Summer Olympics →	boycottingCountry
Beirut →	capitalOf
Lebanese people →	citizenshipOf
1982 Lebanon War →	conflictIn
Asia →	containsCountry
Phoenician civilization ("modern Lebanon") →	coreTerritory
Sykes–Picot Agreement →	countryAffected
LB →	countryName
Eastern European Summer Time →	countryObservedIn
Haj Amin al-Husseini →	countryOfDeath
Chaldean Catholic Church →	countryOfDiaspora
Lebanese Business Council →	countryOfFocus
Council of Arab Ministers of Information →	countryOfMembership
Kurds →	countryOfResidence
Lebanese people →	demographicsMajorityIn
Chasing the Flame: Sergio Vieira de Mello and the Fight to Save the World →	depictsLocation
Armenians →	diasporaPresence
Arabia Standard Time →	DSTObservedHistoricallyIn
Middle East Airlines →	flagCarrierOf
Haj Amin al-Husseini →	fledTo
Jordan River →	flowsIntoCountryFrom
French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon →	followedBy
Middle East Airlines →	foundingLocation
Arab League →	foundingMember
Armenian Evangelical churches →	geographicDistribution
Ja'fari school →	geographicPrevalence
Syria →	hasBorderWith
Arab world →	hasCountry
Palestinian →	hasDiaspora
Druze →	hasDistinctIdentityIn
Armenian Catholic Church →	hasEparchiesIn
Hawalli →	hasExpatriateCommunityFrom
Tolima Department ("Líbano") →	hasMajorCity
Francophonie →	hasMajorMember
Antiochian Orthodox Church →	hasMajorPresenceIn
Syrian Civil War →	hasRefugeeDestination
The Good Spy: The Life and Death of Robert Ames →	hasSubject
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia →	headquartersCountry
Hezbollah →	headquartersLocation
Qurnat as Sawda →	highestPointOf
Levant region →	includesTerritoryOf
Geneva Round (1947) →	involvesOrganization
Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport →	isBusiestAirportIn
Hussein →	isCommonInCountry
Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport →	isLargestAirportIn
Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport →	isPrimaryAirportOf
Lebanese Minister of Education →	jurisdiction
Arab–Israeli conflict →	keyParty
Beirut →	largestCityOf
Lebanese pound →	legalTenderIn
Martyrs’ Square →	locatedInCountry
Berytus →	locatedInPresentDay
Beirut ("Beirut Peninsula") →	locatedOn
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon →	locationCountry
Druze →	majorPopulationIn
Melkite Greek Catholic →	majorPresenceCountry
Union for the Mediterranean →	memberIncludes
Lebanon, Ohio →	namedAfter
Cyprus →	nearestMainland
April Fools' Day →	observedIn
Arabia Standard Time →	observedInCountry
Lebanese pound →	officialCurrencyOf
Modern Standard Arabic →	officialStatusIn
Middle East Airlines →	operatesFromCountry
Hezbollah →	operatesIn
Careem →	operatesInCountry
Georgetown, Kentucky →	originalName
Canaan →	overlapsWith
Druze →	participatesInPoliticsOf
Armenian Catholic Church →	patriarchalCathedralCountry
Charles Malik →	placeOfBirth
Charles Malik →	placeOfDeath
Haredi Jews →	populationCenter
al-Muwahhidun al-Duruz →	primaryCountries
Maronite Christianity →	primaryCountryOfFaithful
Kurmanji →	primaryCountryOfUse
Maronite Christianity →	primaryRegion
Syriac Catholic Church →	primaryTerritory
West–Eastern Divan Orchestra →	recruitsMusiciansFrom
Sykes–Picot Agreement →	regionAllocatedToFrance
Université Saint-Joseph →	regionServed
Lebanese pound ("Republic of Lebanon") →	regionUsage
WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean →	servesCountry
The Good Spy: The Life and Death of Robert Ames →	setIn
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 →	sponsor
Ottoman Empire →	successor
French colonial empire →	territory
Eastern Mediterranean →	typicalCountryIncluded
Lebanese pound →	usedIn
Jandali →	usedInRegion
Palestine Liberation Organization →	wasExpelledFrom