located_in Levant Lebanon A small, mostly mountainous 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 is divided into six governorates (mohaafazaat, which are further subdivided into twenty-five districts (aqdya, singular: qadaa). Al-Jumhuriyyah al-Lubnaniyyah {language: Arabic} GAZ GAZ:00002478 GAZ:00002478 Lebanese Republic {alternative name} Republic of Lebanon Levant Lebanon A small, mostly mountainous 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 is divided into six governorates (mohaafazaat, which are further subdivided into twenty-five districts (aqdya, singular: qadaa). Al-Jumhuriyyah al-Lubnaniyyah {language: Arabic} GAZ GAZ:00002478 GAZ:00002478 Lebanese Republic {alternative name} Republic of Lebanon