Pictures of Lebanon

[lebanon]

Hi,

I would like to share some pictures of Lebanon taken on trips with a group of Land Rover enthusiasts.

The white 110 is the favorite mean of transportation for the family, it is cherished by the kids.

I hope that these pictures will give you an idea about my country.

By the way whenever we go on a trip we spread tree seeds, mainly pine tree, in order to fight deforestation.

Enjoy.

[rovercare]

Thanks for the pics:)

[Chucaro]

Tanks mate, on N3 image will be interesting to see the departure angle of the LR in a situation like that :o

[lebanon]

Hello Chukaro,

unhappily I don't have a picture of the departure angle as I was the one giving the instructions to the driver, but I could assure you that the 110 crossed this passage without touching.

If anybody is interested I could also post pictures of overland trips we made to Jordan.

[Grumbles]

Post away please. Will be interesting to see what sort of country side/terrain/obstacles you have over there and how your Landies cope with it all.

[Allan]

We did the south of the border from you last year and can only say that most people are not lucky enough to appreciate what this region offers. God willing peace in this region will open what is probably the most awesome and historical area in the world.

Allan & Yvonne

[lebanon]

Hello Allen,

indeed, peace is what we need in this part of the world, I wish everybody will understand that no one wins in wars.

Lebanon has a lot to offer to visitors and that shows in the Preliminary figures issued by the UN World Tourism Organization indicating that Lebanon posted the highest growth rate in tourist arrivals in the world during 2009 with a 39 percent increase from the previous year.

From its beaches to its ski slopes to its historical sites like Byblos, Tyr, Baalbek... to the hospitality and generosity of the population it is indeed a country to be discovered, without forgetting the world famous lebanese cuisine.

With all this I believe that it will make people change their opinion and will make them think before stereotyping Lebanese people, because of condemnable irresponsible behavior some have in Australia.

The equation is simple, if they don't respect the law and people of the country that received them, they must be sent back to their country of origin.

[Grumbles]

Thanks for the pics Lebanon. I enjoyed them. :D

As for your comments in your last post. I think you are a very wise and astute fellow who would be welcome in Australia any time. Well said!

[austastar]

Wow, amazing photos, so different to what is shown on TV of Lebanon. It just shows how easily we can be influenced by only seeing one side of a story and we don't realise our lack of knowledge.
Thanks so much for posting.
cheers

[Chops]

Awesome pics,, as said earlier,, "post away".

We rarely get to see the beautiful side that is, of another country,, the "out of way places",,

It looks cool to be able to drive up through the snow etc on a days journey to explore,,,

Thanks

[JohnF]

thank you for posting these pictures.

Would one day love to see Byblos, Tyre, & Baalbek, having seen many photos of these places, like the incredible 2000 ton rock the ancients lifted 60 feet into the air to put it on top of rock pillars, at Baalbek. Incredible when you consider that most modern cranes could not lift that 2000 ton rock.

Was already planning to mention that incredibly accurate, 100% accurate, Bible prophecy about Tyre in the "Very Important Read" thread, but have never been there, only seen all the photos], would also love to see modern Israel, especially the Dome of the Rock, and around the Dead Sea [the ashes of Gomorrah is probably below Masada and we can pick up unburnt bits of the brimstone today, and so that is one site I particularly would like to visit.] I would also like to visit Egypt, and the Gulf of Aqaba, where Moses' Red Sea crossing probably happened, and Jebel El Lawz in Saudi Arabia which is probably the real Mount Sinai. The name Jebel El LAwz means "Mountain of the Law." The Mountain on the Sinai Peninsular is probably not the real Mount Sinai--it does not match the Bible description of how the Israelites were spread out around Sinai. Helena mother of Constantine decided it was Mount Sinai without any real evidence, and the Bible, Galatians 4:25, tells us that Mount Sinai is in Arabia, while Sinai peninsular was always a part of Egypt, even in New Testament times.

[Allan]

thank you for posting these pictures.

Would one day love to see Byblos, Tyre, & Baalbek, having seen many photos of these places, like the incredible 2000 ton rock the ancients lifted 60 feet into the air to put it on top of rock pillars, at Baalbek. Incredible when you consider that most modern cranes could not lift that 2000 ton rock.

Was already planning to mention that incredibly accurate, 100% accurate, Bible prophecy about Tyre in the "Very Important Read" thread, but have never been there, only seen all the photos], would also love to see modern Israel, especially the Dome of the Rock, and around the Dead Sea [the ashes of Gomorrah is probably below Masada and we can pick up unburnt bits of the brimstone today, and so that is one site I particularly would like to visit.] I would also like to visit Egypt, and the Gulf of Aqaba, where Moses' Red Sea crossing probably happened, and Jebel El Lawz in Saudi Arabia which is probably the real Mount Sinai. The name Jebel El LAwz means "Mountain of the Law." The Mountain on the Sinai Peninsular is probably not the real Mount Sinai--it does not match the Bible description of how the Israelites were spread out around Sinai. Helena mother of Constantine decided it was Mount Sinai without any real evidence, and the Bible, Galatians 4:25, tells us that Mount Sinai is in Arabia, while Sinai peninsular was always a part of Egypt, even in New Testament times.

My wife and I have visited Israel twice now. We traveled along the Dead Sea, visited Massada and many other parts of the country. My wife has a Great Grand Father burried in the Hiffa British War Cemetry. It is an incredible part of the world. Last time we were there we went out on a sailing boat trip to the edge of Israelie waters, on the right is Egypt, the left Jorden and at 45 deg. Saudi. Please any Middle East photoes showing how beutyfull these contries are would be fantastic. Must try to save to go again. Would love to see Jorden next

Allan

[lebanon]

Hi JohnF,

I have some comments on your post,

"Jabbal el Lawz" in arabic means "mountain of almonds". Yet their is another theory based on evidence saying that the crossing was made further west to the actual mount Sinai on the shores of the Mediterranean sea, in this place, near actual Arish, the desert meets the sea and the erea is prone to tides that transforms sands into wet sands, you could imagine people on foot crossing while chariot with two people on board and their narrow wheels sinking in the wet sand. As I said before it stays a theory.

As for the Gulf of Aquaba, I assure you it is also a beauty to visit, I traveled there many times and I still enjoy it, unhappily the area is being transformed into a mega city for mass tourism, we used to camp on the beach before having a couple of dives during the day, this goes without forgetting the unspoiled beauty of Wadi Rum, the dead sea area, Mount Nebo where it is believed that Moises saw the first time the promised land.

I could also post some pictures of my overland trips to these areas.

Finally the word Bible comes from the name Byblos and Europe (Europa) is the name of the princess of Tyr that was taken by Zeus according to the Greek mythology.

[JohnF]

Most Websites, and there are many of them, spell it as "Jebel el Lawz," but I am not an expert, and definitely do not speak Arabic--just a little bit of Hebrew, then only a few words, so may misspell it. I do note every different commentary on the Hebrew Bible do transliterate the Hebrew word into English a different way [For those who do not know transliterate is very different to translate, so do not get confused between the meanings of these two words]. I just gave the spelling what I had been told.

Trying to look for definition of Jebel el Lawz I got 21000 hits, and most but not all of the first couple of pages think that Jebel el Lawz is the real Mount Sinai.

I am convinced that even if it is not the real Mount Sinai, the real one is not on the Sinai Peninsular but is in Saudi Arabia as Galatians says. Apparently in the past different Archaeologists have put forward well over a dozen mountains as being the real Mount Sinai, so even archaeologists disagree in this. I think that the evidence that it is Jebel el Lawz is very convincing,

Yes I have read material & seen DVD's on other suggested crossing sites. But evidence seemed to fit the Gulf of Aqaba one, assuming a miracle working all powerful God of the Bible. And I believe God exists and "spoke and it was done, commanded and it stood fast," Psalms 33:9.

Knew that the word Bible originally came from Byblos, like the word paper came from Papyrus, but did not know about Europa’s tie in. Understand ancient Byblos imported Papyrus paper from Egypt.

Would always love to see more of your pictures, especially any tied up with Bible or around the gulf of Aqaba. did you ever see any thing of archaeological significance on these dives. Should ask which part of the Gulf of Aqiba you dived. Might not be the part I am interested in. Google "Johnathan Gray" or "Ron Wyatt" to see which part I am talking about. I think it may have happened at Nuweiba Egypt.

see Red Sea Crossing (http://www.arkdiscovery.com/red_sea_crossing.htm) for some details, but have not checked this site thoroughly.

[JohnF]

I did put what I was going to say about the ancient City of Tyre on the "Very Important Read" thread.

[JohnF]

I must add to the above post where I linked to a website discussing the Red Sea Crossing. I would totally disagree with the 18th Dynasty Pharaohs that this site mentions. All the evidence shows the exodus happened at end of the 13th Dynasty, and there are a number of Websites on this.

Archaeology shows that in the 13th Dynasty slaves built pyramids out of mud bricks with straw in them like the Bible describes. At the end of the 13th Dynasty many slaves disappeared suddenly from Egypt, leaving whole towns of slaves empty according to archaeologist Kenyon. Most of these slaves had babies buried under the floors of their house which agrees with the Bible account. At the end of the 13th dynasty the Hykoss invaded Egypt without a battle, while the Bible says every first born son of the Egyptians died in the last of the 10 plagues, and says Pharaoh’s army drowned in the Red Sea--hence there would be no one to resist the Hykoss invasion. The tomb of the last Pharaoh of the 13th Dynasty was never ever used, which accords with pharaoh and his army drowning.

The Bible describes the 10 plagues on Egypt, and the Ipuwer papyrus, written later, but believed by almost all archaeologists to describe the events in the 12th or 13th Dynasty. describes all these terrible plagues on Egypt that the Bible also describes.

And I could give much more evidence for a 13th Dynasty exodus from Egypt.

The last pharaoh of the 13th Dynasty had more than one name [all pharaohs had 5 different sort of names] and it appears one of his names was Pharaoh Thom. A shrine at El-Arish says Pharaoh Thom jumped into a whirlpool and then ascended to heaven [apparently drowned]. The Bible says that the Pharaoh who pursued Moses and the Israelites died--drowned in the Red Sea. Many dispute this was Pharaoh Thom. I leave you to draw your own conclusions, but do read websites on both sides of the argument before making up your mind.

[lebanon]

To go back to the subject of the thread, attached are some more pictures of Lebanon.

I hope you will enjoy them.

[LowRanger]

Thank you for bringing back a bit of sanity and for posting some more pictures from your backyard lebanon .I have a friend that has always told me how he was able to travel from the warm beaches to the snow in the mountains in about 1 1/2 hours.And that Lebanon used to be known as the Riviera of the middle east.

Regards

[lebanon]

Hello LowRanger,

this is true, usually between Mars and April depending on winters.

Regards

[whisky]

Lebanon & freinds Hi there,

First I'd kike to say wellcome to lebanon. after serving in his country for 2.5 years (in the Israly army) I can only say 3 things about Lebanon:

1. It is probably one of the most diverse, buitifull states in the world.
2. the people in Lebanon are often catagorized as one, that is wrong the diversity of people is wonderful too (muslim, cristian, druz...).
3. I look forward for peace too, my grandmother had her hoony moon in Beirot and as she discribed it it was "the eastern riviera, and the more Beautiful one".


unfortunately I looked at Lebanon through the ayes of a soldiar, my wish is to go back as a tourist. when peace comes lebanon, your most welcome to Israel and have a tour with me in the lovly parts of Israel. to fully understand the buty of lebanon, Jurdan Egypt Siria and Israel the cournt war feelings gives no hope. I join you in the long quest for peace, may alla, god, Jesus, Moses or any other patron of peace bring It ASAP!

let us hope we can do a cross midle east tour soon, I'd love it.

whisky

[lebanon]

Hello Whisky,

I hope that one day mankind will finally understand that war is the worst way to solve problems because war doesn't create losers and winners, it creates only losers.

The change will come when we admit our mistakes and try to compensate, when we will not treat others the way we don't want to be treated.
We must understand that the rights and freedom of ones end when those of others begin.

Maybe this vision of the world is just an utopia but dreams can't be stopped.

[whisky]

Hello Whisky,

I hope that one day mankind will finally understand that war is the worst way to solve problems because war doesn't create losers and winners, it creates only losers.

The change will come when we admit our mistakes and try to compensate, when we will not treat others the way we don't want to be treated.
We must understand that the rights and freedom of ones end when those of others begin.

Maybe this vision of the world is just an utopia but dreams can't be stopped.

+1 :ehand:

It might sound like John Lenon, but let's keep on dreamming and work on the way to fulfill our cummon dream.

Whisky

[MickS]

World peace...achieved though one common trait...Land Rovers...have to be happy with that...:)

[lebanon]

Hello,

In a previous message I have promised to add pictures of my overland expeditions to Jordan,

Jordan is a beautiful country with very interesting places to visit.
During my first trip, the aim was to follow the trails taken by Lawrence of Arabia. "The seven pillar of wisdom" the book written by Lawrence was a valuable aid to determine the possible route.

The group was formed by a Range rover two 110s and a Nissan Patrol.

Unfortunately we had to stop the expedition when one of the cars we had blew its head gasket and needed a constant water topping.

Nevertheless the trip was memorable and we enjoyed Wadi Rum and Aquaba.

I hope you will enjoy the pictures.

[lebanon]

Hi,

attached are some more pictures of the expedition

[lebanon]

Sorry,

with the attachment.

[Disco_owner]

Hey Lebabnon ;

I like your idea of the Long range Fuel Tank :D how many extra litres in the drums?

[Hoges]

World peace...achieved though one common trait...Land Rovers...have to be happy with that...:)

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

Landovers Without Borders / Landys for Peace ... could get some traction:eek::wasntme::p

[lebanon]

Hi Disco_Owner,

This was the best long range shared fuel tank idea we found.
Bu the way we had 400 Liters of fuel and 200 Liters of water.
When you think of the weight carried by the trailer you will understand why it was built using a series chassis.

The only problem we found on the trailer when we came back to Lebanon was a bent shackle bolt.

[lebanon]

Hi,

even more pictures, I hope that you are enjoying them.

For any explanation, please do not hesitate.

[austastar]

Hi,
fascinating topography.
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/attachments/90-110-130-defender-county/24140d1270204782t-pictures-lebanon-k33.jpg

Is that a mud brick roof we can see there ?

It is so different to our building styles.

cheers and thanks

[jerryd]

Great pics lebanon, your county with sliding windows reminds me of the one I owned in the uk, I much prefer the sliding windows to wind up ones.
Great trailer too ;)

[lebanon]

Hi,

Jerryd: The one county with sliding windows is the rpide and joy of a friend of mine, this landy has the vacuum operated central diff lock.

Austastar: it is not a mud brick roof, it is made of normal brick as the rest of the castle, by the way it is called Touba Castle ( 31°19'31.62"N 36°34'21.70"E) one of three castles (Amra 31°48'7.77"N 36°35'10.67"E and Kharana 31°43'43.21"N 36°27'45.60"E) scattered in the Jordanian desert that were used as hunting relays.

[lebanon]

Some more picture of the desert crossing in Jordan.

I hope you are enjoying

[austastar]

Hi, any chance of dropping in a gps track of some of these trips?
I would be interesting to 'fly' them in google earth.
I might even learn some geography.
cheers

[dolphint]

Thanks Lebanon,

Fantastic thread, I thought we were blessed here in Australia with fantastic places to go and see. You've opened my eyes up:eek:

Keep the pics comming mate!!

[lebanon]

Hello austastar,

I have attached a GPS file of a part of the trip, This part covers the the trail in wadi rum to Petra than to the Dead Sea where we visited the Baptism site to finally reach Amman. I am sorry for the last part as we were searching for our hotel for spending the night. Unhappily the part covering the crossing and the visit of the desert castle was not recorded on the GPS that finally passed away. My advise here is to always have a reliable back up to modern electronic devices and to know how to use it.
Attached is a picture showing us using a compass to find our way in the desert after we had lost the GPS.

kindly could you explain how you fly these files on GE?

Regards

[lebanon]

Hello Dolphint,

I thank you for your post.

I am personally amazed by the beauty of Australia and I hope that one day I will be able to drive the outback. To tell the truth I haven't visited a single country where I wasn't caught by its natural beauty. Unhappily ugliness is man made.

"Earth is not ours, we just borrow it from our children"

Regards

[Red Rocket]

Hello Lebanon,
Can you tell me the current price of fuel there at the moment?
With some luck we will be there later this year driving overland.
Love your pictures.
RR.

[lebanon]

Hello RedRocket,

the fuel prices are as follows:

Petrol Super 11 JD
Petrol Regular 9 JD
Diesel 8 JD

1 Jordanian dinar = 1.41103 U.S. dollars

If you wish I could help you with planing the trip.

I will be more than happy to meet you if you take the option of visiting Lebanon.

Regards

[Red Rocket]

Thanks Lebanon,
I assume the price you have quoted is for 20 litres. That makes it 60.8 cents AU per litre.
It would be great to meet you! I'll PM you when I know the approximate time.

RR.

[lebanon]

Hi Red Rocket,

It will be a pleasure meeting you as well, but be aware that if you will have to cross two borders when coming going to Lebanon from Jordan. I assure you it is worth the the drive since Lebanon offers a unique experience in the region. It is a mix between east and west.
Please check the following site: Discover Lebanon, tourism guide directory, maps, forum chat, weather, white pages (http://www.discoverlebanon.com/)

Regards

[lebanon]

Good day,

I would like to share some pictures I have taken while visiting the northern part of Lebanon, as you can see it has a resemblance with the Italian country side.

I hope that my next posting will include my 110 since I a have dismantled the engine to change the camshaft that gave away.

Regards

[lebanon]

Hi,

I would like to share some beautiful aerial pictures of Lebanon taken by Clement Tannouri a talented Lebanese photographer.

Picture 1 is of Becharri, the home village of the poet Gebran Khalil Gebran who wrote "The prophet", the gorge is called Kadisha Valley Kadisha Valley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Qadisha - The Sacred Valley (http://www.qadisha.org/)

Picture 2 and 3 are of the Chouf region in spring time

Picture 4 is of Beirut Pigeon Grotto, this rock is a hundred meters off the shores of Beirut tip, it was named as such because of a pigeon's flock that nested there.

Picture 5 is of Byblos (Jbeil) archeological sitehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byblos


Enjoy

[lebanon]

G day,

I believe that the aerial pictures have been appreciated so I am posting some new ones.

As you can see Lebanon is also a great destination for the skiing enthusiast.

enjoy

[Chops]

Hi Lebanon,,
His shots are very good, and yes, your pics are very much appreciated. :)
He has one there of the Grotto which looks very similar to areas we have here down on the south coast of Victoria.