The history of Lebanon is almost as old as the earliest evidence of humankind. Its geographic position as a crossroads linking the Mediterranean Basin with the great Asian hinterland has conferred on it a cosmopolitan character and a multicultural legacy.
At different periods of its history, Lebanon has come under the domination of foreign rulers, including Assyrians, Babylonians, Armenians, Persians, Greeks, Romans, Arabs, Ottomans, and French. Although often conquered, the Lebanese take pride in their rebellions against despotic and repressive rulers. Moreover, despite foreign domination, Lebanon's mountainous terrain has provided it with a certain protective isolation, enabling it to survive with an identity all its own.
Its proximity to the sea has ensured that throughout its history Lebanon has held an important position as a trading center. This tradition of commerce began with the Phoenicians and continued through many centuries, remaining almost unaffected by foreign rule and the worst periods of internal strife.
The earliest known settlements in Lebanon date back to earlier than 5000 BC. Archaeologists have discovered in Byblos, which is believed to be the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world, remnants of prehistoric huts with crushed limestone floors, primitive weapons, and burial jars which are evidence of the Neolithic and Chalcolithic fishing communities who lived on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea over 7,000 years ago. It was known that the first time coloring was discovered accidentally when a seashell gave the famous dark red that was used for dyeing cloth for kings and rich people.
█████ Why do we love Lebanon? ████
-The name LEBANON appears 75 times in the old Testament.
-The name CEDAR (Lebanon's tree) appears 75 times too in the old Testament!!.
-40% of the Lebanese people are Christians (this is the highest percent in all the Arab countries)
-Jesus Christ made his 1st miracle in Lebanon , in Qana (The miracle of the Turning water into wine)
-The oldest Town in the world come's from Lebanon, Byblos.
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Ijustine321 3 years ago 8
Very NICE !!! mark
blackjoh1 3 years ago 4