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Sidon
Sidon ( ), or Saida ( ; ), is the third-largest city in Lebanon. It is located on the Mediterranean coast in the South Governorate, of which it is the capital. Tyre, to the south, and the Lebanese capital of Beirut, to the north, are each about away. Sidon has a population of about 80,000 within the city limits, while its metropolitan area has more than a quarter-million inhabitants.
Riyak
Rayaq - Haouch Hala (), also romanized Rayak, is a Lebanese town in the Beqaa Governorate near the city of Zahlé. In the early 20th century and up to the 1975 outbreak of the civil war, it was Lebanon's most important railway center, where the 1.05-m Beirut–Damascus line met the standard-gauge line north to Baalbek, Homs, and Aleppo. It now has an air base and a hospital. Rayak Air Base was bombed by the Israeli Air Force during the 2006 Lebanon War. The landing strip was severely damaged as a result.
Jdeideh
Jdeidy ( translit. al-Judaydat), also Jdayde, Jdaideh and Jdeidet el-Matn, is a coastal municipality and the administrative capital of the Matn District in the Mount Lebanon Governorate.
Joub Jannine
village in Lebanon
Wadi al-Far'a
river in the West Bank
Qaraoun
Qaraoun is a Lebanese village, 85 km from Beirut, known for its Lake Qaraoun in the Beqaa Valley formed by the El Wauroun Dam built in 1959. It is an ecologically fragile zone in the Western Beqaa District. The village lies about 800 m above sea level. The dam is located nearby on the Litani River.
Sin el Fil
suburb east of Beirut, Lebanon
Beit Mery
human settlement in Lebanon
Dekwaneh
Dekwaneh (or Dekweneh; ) is a suburb north of Beirut in the Matn District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon. The population is predominantly Maronite Christian. Tel al-Zaatar, an UNRWA administered Palestinian refugee camp housing approximately 50,000-60,000 refugees, and the site of the Tel al-Zaatar massacre were located on the outskirts of the town.
Aadloun
Aadloun, Adloun or Adlun () is a coastal municipality in South Lebanon, south of Sidon famous for its cultivation of watermelons. It is also the site of a Phoenician necropolis and prehistoric caves where four archaeological sites have been discovered and dated to the Stone Age. The evidence of human occupation of Abri Zumoffen (or Aadloun I) has been dated as far back as 71,000 BCE with occupation of Bezez Cave (Aadloun II) dating back even further into the earlier Middle Paleolithic.
Duris
human settlement in Lebanon
Kefraya
Kefraya ( / ALA-LC: Kifrayā) is a village in the Western Beqaa District of the Beqaa Governorate in the Republic of Lebanon, approximately northwest of Joub Jannine. The village is home to a mixed population of Sunnis and Greek Catholics.
Jbaa
Jbaa (Arabic: جباع; Syriac: ܓܒܐܥ; Phoenician: 𐤂𐤁𐤀𐤏), is a municipality in Lebanon located about 22 km (14 miles) from Sidon and 64 km (40 miles) from Beirut. It is part of the Nabatieh Governorate. Jbaa is situated on the great Safi Mountain, and rises over (in the town center) from the sea level and then begins to rise to in the district of "Ein-Elsataoun". The village covers over . Surrounding the village is gorgeous greenery including diverse trees, especially walnut trees that spread around most of the town houses.
Taybeh
town in Nabatieh Governorate, Lebanon
Hadath
place in Mount Lebanon, Lebanon
Kfaraabida
City in Lebanon
Al-Bireh
village in Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon
Sawiri
Sawiri or Souiri or Sawairy or es-Sawiri is a town in the eastern part of Lebanon.
At Tiri
See Tira for other sites with similar names.
Kfar Tebnit
human settlement in Lebanon
Dakoue
Dakoue (also spelled Dakoueh, or Dekweh) is a village located southwest of Mejdel Anjar, Lebanon. It is predominantly inhabited by shepherds and farmers.
Ourrouar
Ourrouar is a series of archaeological sites approximately south southeast of Beirut, Lebanon. It is near Hadeth south on the north side of the Nahr Ghedir.
Flaoui
right|250px|thumb|alt=Heavy Neolithic pick of the Qaraoun culture - |Massive steep-scraper on a split cobble or flake with direct retouch all around and cortex on the crest. Found at Mtaileb I. Flaoui or Fleywe or Flaoueh () is a small village located northwest of Baalbek, Lebanon in Baalbek District, Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon. It is located near the north–south road that runs from Bodai to Chlifa.
Baidar ech Chamout
village in Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon