Lebanon (Capital: Beirut)

Recently, UNICEF highlighted acute water scarcity, while UNIFIL reported ongoing Israeli fire along the Blue Line in Lebanon.

• Lake Qaraoun (Lebanon’s largest reservoir) has dropped to its lowest level on record as per Litani River National Authority. 
  • Litani River is the longest and largest river in Lebanon which flows through Beqaa valley and empties into the Mediterranean Sea.
• Blue Line: It is a demarcation (line of withdrawal) drawn by the United Nations in 2000 to confirm Israel’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon after its occupation.
  • It runs about 120 km along Lebanon’s southern frontier and Israel’s northern border

Political Features

• Location: A narrow strip of territory in the Levant region of West Asia.
• Maritime Boundary: Mediterranean Sea
• Boundaries: Syria (North and East) , Israel (South)

Geographical Features

• It is divided into four distinct physiographic regions
  • Narrow coastal plain along the Mediterranean Sea
  • Lebanon Mountains (Jabal Lubnān), 
  • Biqa (Al-Biqāʿ) valley & 
  • Anti-Lebanon and Hermon ranges
• Climate - Mediterranean climate ( winter wet and summer dry )