Lebanon is a country in the Levant on the Mediterranean.
Lebanon, along with its cedars, features prominently in the Bible. Many American towns, especially those settled in colonial times, drew their names from the Bible. The abundant fir forests of New England in particular lent themselves to comparisons with the Biblical trees, giving rise to many Lebanons in America:
- Lebanon, Connecticut
- Lebanon, Illinois
- Lebanon, Indiana
- Lebanon, Kansas
- Lebanon, Kentucky
- Lebanon, Maine
- Lebanon, Missouri
- Lebanon, Nebraska
- Lebanon, New Hampshire
- Lebanon, New Jersey
- Lebanon Township, New Jersey
- Lebanon, New York
- Lenanon (Dunn, North Carolina), listed on the NRHP in North Carolina
- Lebanon, Ohio
- Lebanon, Oklahoma
- Lebanon, Oregon
- Lebanon, Pennsylvania
- Lebanon, South Carolina
- Lebanon, South Dakota
- Lebanon, Tennessee
- Lebanon, Hardin County, Tennessee
- Lebanon, Texas
- Lebanon, Virginia
- Lebanon, Wisconsin
- Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Lebanon may also refer to:
- Lebanon bologna, a type of lunch meat originating in Lebanon, Pennsylvania
- The Lebanon pigeon, a breed of domestic pigeon
Other uses
- "The Lebanon" (song), a song by The Human League from Hysteria
- "Lebanon", a song by Scatman John
- Lebanon (film), an Israeli film that won the Golden Lion in 2009
See also
- Lebanon Township (disambiguation)
- North Lebanon (disambiguation)
- South Lebanon (disambiguation)
- West Lebanon (disambiguation)
- New Lebanon (disambiguation)
- Mount Lebanon (disambiguation)
- Lebanon Airport
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