Batroun is a major tourist destination in North Lebanon. The town boasts historic Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodoxchurches. The town is also a major beach resort with a vibrant nightlife that includes pubs and nightclubs. Citrus groves surround Batroun, and the town has been famous (from the early twentieth century) for its fresh lemonade sold at the cafés and…

Chekka is coastal town located in the South of North Lebanon. It is located north of Râs ach-Chaq’a’ and Herri beaches, or Theoprosopon of classical times and south of the ancient Phoenician port of Enfeh and the city of Tripoli. The origin of the word is believed to be Canaanite from the word Chikitta. Chikitta was mentioned Amarna letters in Egypt…

Jbeil District (Arabic: قضاء جبيل‎; transliteration: Qadaa’ Jbail) is a district (qadaa) of the Mount Lebanon Governorate of Lebanon. It is located to the northeast of Lebanon’s capital Beirut. The capital is Byblos, also known as Jbeil. The rivers of al-Madfoun and Nahr Ibrahim form the district’s natural northern and southern borders respectively, with the Mediterranean Sea bordering it from the west and Mount Lebanon from the east, separating…

Jounieh (Arabic جونيه, or Juniya, جونية) is a coastal city in Keserwan District, about 16 km (10 mi) north of Beirut, Lebanon and is part of Mount Lebanon. Jounieh is known for its seaside resorts and bustling nightlife, as well as its old stone souk, ferry port, paragliding site and gondola lift (le téléphérique), which takes passengers up the mountain to the shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon in Harissa.Jounieh (Arabic جونيه, or Juniya, جونية)…