coastal plain of Lebanon
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The coastal plain of Lebanon is a narrow, fertile strip of land along the Mediterranean Sea, hosting most of the country’s major cities and economic activity.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mediterranean coastal plain | 1 |
| Mediterranean coastal plain of Lebanon | 1 |
| coastal plain of Lebanon canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | coastal plain ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Lebanon Mountains
ⓘ
surface form:
Mount Lebanon range
|
| borders | Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| characteristic |
fertile
ⓘ
narrow ⓘ |
| climate | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| coastType |
rocky sections
ⓘ
sandy beaches ⓘ |
| contains |
Beirut
ⓘ
Byblos ⓘ Sidon ⓘ Tripoli ⓘ Tyre ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Lebanon ⓘ |
| drainage | short rivers flowing from Mount Lebanon to the sea ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
industry
ⓘ
services ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| economicImportanceFor |
Lebanon’s agricultural sector
ⓘ
Lebanon’s industrial sector ⓘ Lebanon’s tourism sector ⓘ |
| economicRole | main center of economic activity in Lebanon ⓘ |
| extendsAlong | entire Lebanese coastline with local interruptions ⓘ |
| hasTransportInfrastructure |
airport in Beirut
ⓘ
coastal highways ⓘ ports ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | center of ancient Phoenician cities ⓘ |
| historicalUse | maritime trade corridor ⓘ |
| hosts | major cities of Lebanon ⓘ |
| landUse | agriculture ⓘ |
| languageRegion | Arabic-speaking region ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Lebanon ⓘ |
| orientation | north–south ⓘ |
| partOf |
Levant region
ⓘ
surface form:
Levant
|
| politicalSignificance | contains national capital of Lebanon ⓘ |
| populationDistribution | hosts majority of Lebanon’s population ⓘ |
| risk |
coastal erosion
ⓘ
sea-level rise vulnerability ⓘ urban sprawl ⓘ |
| soilType | alluvial soils ⓘ |
| topography | low elevation ⓘ |
| urbanizationLevel | highly urbanized ⓘ |
| usedFor |
citrus cultivation
ⓘ
grape cultivation ⓘ olive cultivation ⓘ vegetable cultivation ⓘ |
| vegetation |
Mediterranean scrub
ⓘ
cultivated orchards ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mediterranean coastal plain
this entity surface form:
Mediterranean coastal plain of Lebanon