Tag: Empire Ottoman
Lebanon / Heritage: the citadel of Hasbaya
The citadel of Hasbaya in southern Lebanon is an interesting place to see despite its dismal external condition with diverse architecture - Crusader, Arab...
The rich history of the Armenian presence in Lebanon
The only Arab country to have recognized the Armenian genocide since May 11, 2000, Lebanon is home to the 8th Armenian diaspora in the...
Lebanon/Heritage: The National Museum of Beirut
The main museum in Lebanon, the National Museum's primary mission is to bring together archaeological artifacts discovered in the territory of the Land of...
Lebanon/Patrimony: the creation of Greater Lebanon
The State of Greater Lebanon was proclaimed on 1 September 1920 by General Henri Joseph Eugène Gouraud, representing the French authority on Syria, from...
Lebanon celebrates its centenary
Lebanon celebrates this September 1st, the date of the Proclamation by the mandate authorities, in the presence of the main political and religious leaders,...
Lebanon / History: Jules Védrines, the first pilot to land in Beirut
It was in the days of the pioneers of aviation, heroes who crossed the still virgin horizons of the sky. Jules Védrines was the...
The Chronology of Lebanon’s Independence (video)
Our Video Documentary
Death for the Fatherland and Independence is a birth, while life without independence is a death.Said Akl
An observation that many Lebanese, through...
Gébran Khalil Gébran or the Prophet of Lebanese Literature
Born on January 6, 1883 in Bcharré in North Lebanon, Gébran Khalil Gébran quickly established himself as one of the most famous Lebanese authors...
Lebanon / Heritage: A crossing tower of the Lebanese coast: Burj el Fidar
Guard tower located on the coast near Nahr el Fidar and therefore Byblos, from which it takes its name, also called Burj Mouheish, Burj...