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Lebanon (pronounced /?l?b?n?n/ ( listen) or /?l?b?n?n/; Arabic: ????????? Lubn?n; French: Liban), officially the Republic of Lebanon[note 1] (Arabic: ????????????????? ????????????????? al-Jumh?r?yah al-Lubn?n?yah; French: République libanaise), is a country in Western Asia, on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It is bordered by Syria to the north and east, and Israel to the south. Lebanon's location at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian hinterland has dictated its rich, sometimes violent history, and shaped its unique cultural identity of religious and ethnic diversity.

The earliest evidence of civilization in Lebanon dates back more than 7,000 years—predating recorded history. Lebanon was the historic home of the Phoenicians, a maritime culture that flourished for more than 3,000 years (3700-450 BC).

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