How Alexander Turned The Island of Tyre Into a Peninsula
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 17, 2020
The city of Tyre in southern Lebanon is one of the oldest cities in the world. Originally founded by settlers from the nearby city of Sidon ...
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Lebanon’s Thinnest Building Was Built Out of Spite
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 18, 2017
Locals call the building “the Grudge” and rightly so. This extremely narrow building standing on a mere 120-square-meter piece of land in Be...
Cedars of Lebanon, The Cedars of God
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 9, 2016
The Lebanon Cedar or cedrus libani is one of the most majestic trees of the world. They grow exclusively on Mount Lebanon, a mountain range...
‘Hope for Peace’ Monument in Yarze, Lebanon
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 10, 2015
The Lebanese Military Museum, dedicated for the preservation of old Lebanese military antiques, is located at the Ministry of National Defen...
The Ancient Sea Wall at Batroun, Lebanon
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 27, 2014
Batroun is a coastal city in northern Lebanon lying 50 km north of Beirut and 30 km south of Tripoli. It is one of the oldest cities in the ...
Hezbollah Resistance Museum in Mleeta, Lebanon
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 4, 2013
The Hezbollah Resistance Museum or the Tourist Landmark of the Resistance , as it is officially known, is an open air war museum created by ...
11 Oldest Continuously Inhabited Cities in the World
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 2, 2012
Ever since man learned to grow their own food and rear cattle, they have been living in permanent to semi-permanent settlements with certain...
