Eye on Lebanon

Lebanon is one of the most popular places to visit in Middle East. It is located on the Mediterranean Sea and it is surrounded by Syria, Jordan, Turkey and Israel. Beirut is the capital of Lebanon. It is called the Paris of the East. It has been historical significant in many religions. In the bible, Lebanon was been called the land of milk and honey. This easy will explain and show the modern history and the present of Lebanon.

In 1943 Lebanon got it independence from France. It was ruled by the Christians of Lebanon which caused a lot of tensions form Muslims. Israeli and Arab started the war over the territory in 1948. The result was 100,000 Palestinians were evicted from Israel to Lebanon. In 1975, group of Christians attacked and killed a bus full of Palestinians in downtown Beirut. This incident cause increase high tensions between Muslims and Christians. The result was 2000 Palestinians were killed. In 1982 Israel army invaded Lebanon aiming to remove the Palestinian Liberation Organization which were launching attacks on Israel. Lebanon and Israel reached peace in 1989. The results the war were 150,000 – 200,000 people died and 300,000 were wounded and one fourth of the population left the country.

Now Beirut started to recover. Foreign armies are left the country. The constriction started booming and the increase of tourism. Furthermore investments start pouring in the Beirut. These days Muslims and Christians are living peacefully. On the other hand, Lebanon facing some problems for examples: unemployment, high cost of living, concentration of wealth on one group young people leaving the country.

Bibliography:
"Eye on Lebanon." Global Eye. Royal Geographical Society. 9 Feb. 2009
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