Where is Lebanon?

0 1 east coast of Mediterranean in southwest Asia

Lebanon is short for Lebanon. It is located on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea in southwest Asia, bordering Syria in the east and north, Israel in the south (the border is undetermined) and the Mediterranean Sea in the west. It is customarily called the Middle East country.

Lebanon area 10452 km2. Located on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean in southern West Asia. It borders Syria in the east and north, Palestine (Israel) in the south and the Mediterranean Sea in the west. The coastline is 220 kilometers long.

It was a part of Phoenicia in 2000 BC. Later it was ruled by Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Persia and Rome. 7? /kloc-merged into the Arab empire in the 0/6th century. 15 17 was occupied by the Ottoman Empire. After World War I, it became the mandated territory of France. 1943165438+1independence on October 22nd. The civil war broke out in 1975 and lasted for nearly 15 years, which seriously damaged the economic development of Lebanon. Recently, there have been many small-scale party conflicts in Lebanon, and the relationship between Israel and Syria is tense.

Lebanon is one of the most westernized countries in the Middle East, which is related to its close history with Christianity. Lebanon also has the earliest cities and world heritage. These civilized monuments are the oldest, with a history of more than 5000 years, so they are quite famous in tourism. The main economic sources are banking and tourism, accounting for 65% of Lebanon's GDP.

At about 6 pm on August 4, 2020, a huge explosion occurred in the port area of Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. The explosion happened twice in a row, causing damage to many houses, broken glass and red smoke rising in the sky. By August 8, 2020, local time, the number of victims had risen to 158, more than 6,000 people were injured, and 2 1 person was still missing.

According to the data collected by the US Geological Survey, the seismic wave generated by the explosion is equivalent to a magnitude 3.3 earthquake, and the actual power is even greater than a magnitude 3.3 earthquake. Residents nearby describe the explosion accident? Like an atomic bomb? .

According to the scene provided by Agence France-Presse, the port where the explosion occurred has been razed to the ground, all buildings within a radius of 10 km from the explosion site have been destroyed, and broken glass and stones are crowded with streets. Buildings within the radius of the port 100 meters were razed to the ground within 1 second, and the airport 6 kilometers away was damaged.

Because of the explosion of the American University Medical Center Hospital in Beirut, half of the emergency room was bombed, and the rest could not accommodate hundreds of patients crowded at the door. Ambulances, military vehicles and cars at the entrance of the medical center are crowded with injured patients, but there is no hospital to transfer to. What's more, the explosion damaged the power system, and many emergency equipment in the hospital could not be used.

Judging from the photos provided by the Lebanese state media, all the doors and windows of the Prime Minister's Office were knocked to the ground by the explosion; The destruction of the presidential residence Babuda Palace is even more serious; The residence of the former Lebanese Prime Minister was also damaged in the explosion.

As of August 5, 2020, the site condition is relatively stable, and the official has not announced whether there is the possibility of secondary disasters. The mayor of Beirut said that the explosion left 300,000 people homeless. According to public information, the population of Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, accounts for 40% of Lebanon's national population, about 6,543,800+0.5 million. As a result, 300,000 people were made homeless by the accident, accounting for 20% of Beirut's population. The loss is as high as $3 billion. In addition, the explosion made the country's grain reserves less than one month.

On August 5, 2020, Beirut Mayor Abdul told the media that the economic losses caused by the explosion are expected to reach 654.38+0 billion to 654.38+0.5 billion US dollars. ? Beirut has become a devastated city, with half of the city destroyed and hundreds of thousands of people unable to return home within 2-3 months. This is the biggest crisis in modern Lebanese history? .

The explosion was caused by the spontaneous combustion of chemicals. Abbas, head of Lebanese security department? Ibrahim said that flammable chemicals were stored in the port warehouse. Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan? Dayab pointed out that about 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate were stored near the explosion site, which was detained by Lebanese customs many years ago and stored in the port area. The explosion may be related to improper storage of ammonium nitrate.