LEBANON

Lebanon was a beautiful country and the people who lived there lived in peace. It is a small country that is in the Middle East. I asked many people who have been in Lebanon said that it is a lovely country and people who live there are very friendly and kindly. There are many kinds of nature there like snowy mountains, green farms and sandy beaches. There are many types of weather there such as cold, hot and moderate. It is surrounded by many countries Syria, Turkey, Jordon, Cypnhs and Palestine or Israel. I’m going to write about modern history and Lebanon now. The Lebanon was called in the bible the land of milk and honey. The nickname of Beirut is Paris of the East.

Many tensions happened between Muslims and Christians. In 1943 Lebanon gained independence from France. In 1975 the tensions reach their peak because of a radical member’s Christian group the Phalange attacked and killed a bus full of Palestinians in downtown Beirut. The result of tensions was a complete breakdown in trust between followers of the two religions. In 1982 Israel invaded the city and the aim was removing the PLO. The peace deal was reached in 1989. All these conflicts caused between 150000-200000 people to die and 300000 were wounded and the economic was paralyzed.

The economy in Beirut is recovery. There are four sights of social and economic recovery in Beirut first Beirut City Center, Second Beirut Souks, Third Garden of Forgiveness, Forth Heritage Trail. The country still has some problems such as deadly terrorist attacks and a lot of bombers.

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