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'''Lebanon''' is a country in the [[Middle East]], in [[Western Asia]], next to the [[Mediterranean Sea]]. It has [[border|borders]] with [[Israel]] to the south and [[Syria]] to the east and north.

'''Lebanon''' is a country in the [[Middle East]], in [[Western Asia]], next to the [[Mediterranean Sea]]. It has [[border|borders]] with [[Israel]] to the south and [[Syria]] to the east and north. It also shares a maritime border with [[Cyprus]] to the northwest.

== History & Data ==

== History & Data ==

Lebanon was named ''[[Phoenicia]]'' under the [[Roman Empire]]. Some of the biggest temples in Antiquity were there at [[Heliopolis (Roman Phoenicia)|Heliopolis]]. In the eighth century [[Arabs]] conquered Phoenicia and imposed their religion [[Islam]]. But many areas in the mountains remained Christian as the "Maronites". However, the Christians who remained in the mountains became Arabized and started identifying themselves as "Arab Christians".

Lebanon was named ''[[Phoenicia]]'' under the [[Roman Empire]]. Some of the biggest temples in Antiquity were there at [[Heliopolis (Roman Phoenicia)|Heliopolis]]. In the eighth century [[Arabs]] conquered Phoenicia and imposed their religion [[Islam]]. But many areas in the mountains remained Christian as the "Maronites". However, the Christians who remained in the mountains became Arabized and started identifying themselves as "Arab Christians".