The Republic of Lebanon is 10,452 qkm largely, that is about half of the surface of the Land of the Federal Republic Hessen in Germany contrary to other Arab countries gives it here no desert. Rather is extremely varied the landscape Lebanon and can in four climate zones be divided: Narrow, 250 km long coastal plain with hot summers and mild winters, in which zitrusfruechte, bananas and Dattelpalmen prosper. The Lebanon mountains, itself of the north. to the south parallel to the sea - by the country pulls: It ranks among the most beautiful landscapes in the Mediterranean area. The temperatures are pleasant in the summer, the winters are cold and precipitation-rich . |