Anti-Lebanon Mts.

Lebanon is a mostly mountainous country, there are two mountain chains. the western one and the eastern one in between lies the bekaa valley, the cedar forest is in the western chain. as is the highest point in Lebanon. for more info check wikipedia Lebanon.

Syria centered on Damascus, and insure a defensible border, France established the Lebanon-Syrian border to the "Anti-Lebanon" mountains, on the far side of the Beqaa Valley, territory which had belonged to the province of Damascus for hundreds of years

well lebanese are proud of many things, they are the only country in asia that doesn't have a desert, lebanon kitchen is considered one of the top kitchens in the world, there are 4 million lebaese in lebanon and 12 million outside lebanon, they are also anti israel, literacy rates are very high in lebanon, every lebanese knows at least two languages.

It depends entirely on who is in power in Lebanon. When the Christians in Lebanon have more power, they pursue a more Pro-US orientation because they can see the US a security guarantor. When the Shiite Muslims in Lebanon, especially Hezbollah, have more power, they pursue a more hostile anti-US orientation because they see the US a shill for the Israelis. The US has a functional relationship with Lebanon, but no serious alliances, military agreements, or trade agreements between the US and Lebanon.