Please note that the posts on The Blogs are contributed by third parties. The opinions, facts and any media content in them are presented solely by the authors, and neither The Times of Israel nor its partners assume any responsibility for them. Please contact us in case of abuse. In case of abuse, Lebanon is a country in West Asia, it shares the border with Syria to the north and east, Israel to the south, and Cyprus lies just west of it across the Mediterranean Sea. Lebanon’s location at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian hinterland has contributed to its rich history and shaped a cultural identity of its own. Lebanon is home to roughly 6 million people and covers a territory of just 10,452 km