Lebanon, authoritatively known as the Lebanese Republic, is a nation in Western Asia. It is circumscribed by Syria toward the north and east and Israel toward the south, while Cyprus is west over the Mediterranean Sea. Lebanon's area at the intersection of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian hinterland encouraged its rich history and formed a social personality of religious and ethnic assorted variety. At only 10,452 km2 (4,036 sq. mi.), it is the littlest perceived sovereign state on the territory Asian landmass. The most punctual proof of human advancement in Lebanon goes back in excess of seven thousand years, originating before written history. Lebanon was the home of the Canaanites/Phoenicians and their kingdoms, a sea culture that prospered for over a thousand years (c. 1550– 539 BC). In 64 BC, the locale went under the standard of the Roman Empire, and inevitably wound up one of the Empire's driving focuses of Christianity. In the Mount Lebanon go a devout convention known as the Maronite Church was set up. As the Arab Muslims vanquished the area, the Maronites clutched their religion and character. In any case, another religious gathering, the Druze, built up themselves in Mount Lebanon also, creating a religious gap that has gone on for quite a long time. Amid the Crusades, the Maronites restored contact with the Roman Catholic Church and affirmed their fellowship with Rome. The ties they built up with the Latins have impacted the area into the cutting edge period. The area in the long run was managed by the Ottoman Empire from 1516 to 1918. Following the breakdown of the realm after World War I, the five areas that comprise present day Lebanon went under the French Mandate of Lebanon. The French extended the fringes of the Mount Lebanon Governorate, which was for the most part populated by Maronites and Druze, to incorporate more Muslims. Lebanon picked up freedom in 1943, building up confessionalism, an extraordinary, Consociationalism-kind of political framework with a power-sharing instrument dependent on religious networks. In light of its monetary power and decent variety in its prime, Lebanon was alluded to as the "Switzerland of the East" amid the 1960s, and its capital, Beirut, pulled in such a large number of travelers that it was known as "the Paris of the Middle East".

Beirut is the capital and biggest city of Lebanon. Situated on a promontory at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coast, Beirut is the nation's biggest and principle seaport. It is one of the most established urban communities on the planet, having been possessed for over 5,000 years. The principal verifiable notice of Beirut is found in the Amarna letters from the New Kingdom of Egypt, which date to the fifteenth century BC. Beirut is Lebanon's seat of government and assumes a focal job in the Lebanese economy, with most banks and partnerships situated in its Central District, Badaro, Rue Verdun, Hamra, Ryad el Soloh road, and Achrafieh. Following the ruinous Lebanese Civil War, Beirut's social scene experienced significant remaking.

The striped hyena (hyaena) is a types of hyena local to North and East Africa, the Middle East, the Caucasus, Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent. It is the littlest of the genuine hyenas and holds numerous crude viverrid qualities lost in bigger species, having a littler and less specific skull. In spite of the fact that essentially a scrounger, substantial examples have been known to execute their very own prey, and assaults on people have happened on uncommon occurrences. The striped hyena is a monogamous creature, with the two guys and females helping each other in raising their offspring. A nighttime creature, the striped hyena ordinarily just rises in complete obscurity, and rushes to come back to its sanctuary before dawn. In spite of the fact that it has a propensity for pretending passing when assaulted, it has been known to persevere against bigger predators in arguments about sustenance. The striped hyena includes noticeably in Middle Eastern and Asian fables. In certain zones, its body parts are viewed as enchanted, and are utilized as charms or charms.