Tag: “Mount Lebanon”

18 places found.

  1. Barbar Bakery

    Barbar: A Lebanese Fast Food Institution.

    Open 24-hrs., Barbar is the place the locals go everyday for breakfast, lunch, dinner and after the club. It's THAT good.

    Since 1983, Barbar has been serving excellent Lebanese street/fast food on Barbar Spears Street in the popular Hamra district of Beirut, Lebanon.

  2. Sidon, Lebanon

    Sidon ("Saïda," in Arabic) is the third-largest city in Lebanon. It is located in the South Governorate of Lebanon, on the Mediterranean coast, about 40 km (25 mi.) north of Tyre and 40 km (25 mi.) south of the capital, Beirut.

  3. Baalbek, Lebanon

    Baalbek is a town in the Bekaa Valley of Lebanon, altitude 3,850 ft (1,170 m), situated east of the Litani River and about 85 km north east of Beirut. The history of Baalbeck dates back around 5000 years.

  4. Tyre, Lebanon

    Tyre ("Ṣūr," in Arabic) is a city in the South Governorate of Lebanon. With 117,100 inhabitants, Tyre juts out from the coast of the Mediterranean Sea and it is located about 80 km (50 mi) south of Beirut.

  5. Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport

    Beirut Rafik Hariri International Airport (formerly Beirut International Airport) (IATA: BEY) (Arabic: مطار رفيق الحريري الدولي - بيروت) is located 9 km (5.6 mi) from the city center in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon and is the only operational commercial airport in the country. It is the hub for Lebanon's national carrier, Middle East Airlines (more commonly known as MEA).

    It is the main port of entry into the country along with the Port of Beirut.

  6. Historic Port, Quarter & Souks

    The city we know as Byblos in the Western world is a Mediterranean city in the Mount Lebanon Governorate of present-day Lebanon, called Jbeil (جبيل Ǧubayl) in Arabic. It is believed to have been founded around 5000 BC, and according to fragments attributed to the semi-legendary pre-Trojan war Phoenician historian Sanchuniathon, it was the first city ever built, and even today is believed by many to be the oldest continuously-inhabited city in the world.

    It is mentioned in the Bible in 1 Kings 5:32, referring to the nationality of the builders of Solomon's Temple.

    So, it's old.

  7. Jounieh, Lebanon

    The Mediterranean Sea dips into the Lebanese countryside in the picturesque Bay of Jounieh.

    Jounieh is the capital of the Kerserwan region and is home to the prestigious Casino du Liban, as well as LBC (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation). Also, in only nine minutes, Téléphérique (a cable-car system) transports passengers from Jounieh to an altitude of 650 meters at the Our Lady of Lebanon shrine in Harissa.

  8. Temple of Bacchus