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Deir el Qamar

human settlement

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North Lebanon

Northern Lebanon uniquely blends the outdoors with extensive historical and cultural attractions. With the country’s highest mountain, Qornet es-Sawda (3,090m), as well as the highest ski resort, The Cedars, this region offers a rocky, rugged terrain that makes Lebanon unique in the Middle East. At the far northern end of the Mt. Lebanon range, the Akkar region is the most remote area of the country, housing traditional villages and beautiful scenery.

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Zahle

capital and largest city of Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon

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Byblos

Mediterranean city in the Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon

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Baalbek

city located in Lebanon

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Beirut

capital of Lebanon

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Jezzine

town in Lebanon

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Sidon

city in Lebanon

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Tripoli (Lebanon)

city in northern Lebanon

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Tyre

city in the South Governorate of Lebanon, also an ancient Phoenician city and the legendary birthplace of Europa and Elissa (Dido)

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Jeita

human settlement in Lebanon

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Citadel of Raymond de Saint-Gilles

Lebanon
A massive and impressive fortress, 140m long and 70m wide, which began as a much smaller fort and encampment used by Raymond and the Crusaders to lay siege to Tripoli beginning in 1101. Following the reconquest of Tripoli by the Mamluks in 1289, the fortress was destroyed. In 1308, Esendemir al-Kurji, then governor of Tripoli, constructed a citadel to house troops on this site. Under Ottoman rule, significant restoration work and additions were made to the citadel. The present state of the citadel is largely the result of work undertaken by Mustafa Barbar Agha, governor of Tripoli at the beginning of the 19th century.