Lebanon

Subject : Geography mapping

Context:

Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a draft deal to resolve a decades-old dispute over the control of an eastern stretch of the Mediterranean Sea.

Where is Lebanon:

Lebanon is a country in Western Asia.
It is the second smallest country in continental Asia.
It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus lies to its west across the Mediterranean Sea.
Its location is at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian hinterland.
It is part of the Levant region of the Middle East.
Beirut is the capital of Lebanon.

Geography of Lebanon:

Lebanon is located in Western Asia between latitudes 33° and 35° N and longitudes 35° and 37° E.
It has a coastline and border of 225 kilometres on the Mediterranean Sea to the west, a 375 kilometres border shared with Syria to the north and east and a 79 kilometres long border with Israel to the south.
The border with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights is disputed by Lebanon in a small area called Shebaa Farms.
It is divided into four distinct physiographic regions e the coastal plain, the Lebanon mountain range, the Beqaa valley and the Anti-Lebanon mountains.
Lebanon has a moderate Mediterranean climate. In coastal areas, winters are generally cool and rainy whilst summers are hot and humid.