Lebanon

Lebanon

Lebanon ranks 83rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Albania, Kenya, and Ecuador. Memorable people born in present day Lebanon include Severus Alexander, Khalil Gibran, and Ahab. Memorable people who died in Lebanon include Origen, Jude the Apostle, and Amin al-Husseini. Lebanon has been the birth place of many politicians, and singers and the death place of many politicians, and religious figures.

Lebanon, officially the Republic of Lebanon, is a country in the Levant region of West Asia, bordered by Syria to the north and east, Israel to the south, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west; Cyprus lies a short distance from the country's coastline. It is at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian Peninsula. Lebanon has a population of more than five million and an area of 10,452 square kilometres (4,036 sq mi). Beirut is the country's capital and largest city. Read more on Wikipedia