Lebanon–Syria border
international border
The Lebanon–Syria border is 394 km (245 miles) in length and runs from the Mediterranean coast in the north to the tripoint with Israel in the south.
Description
The border starts at confluence of the Nahr al-Kabir river with the Mediterranean Sea, and then follows this river eastwards some distance inland. The Lebanese border forms a salient to include the villages of Karha and Knaisse Akkar in the north-east of Akkar District, just west of the Syrian Lake Homs, before turning to the south-east via a series of irregular lines, cutting across the Orontes (at 34.455°N 36.490°E / 34.455; 36.490) and the trans-Beqaa road between Qaa and Al-Qusayr (at 34.4217°N 36.5433°E / 34.4217; 36.5433), reaching the Anti-Lebanon Mountains at about 34.22°N 36.60°E / 34.22; 36.60. The border then turns towards the south-west, generally following the Anti-Lebanon Mountains via a series of irregular lines, until reaching Mount Hermon.
The precise location of the Lebanese–Israeli–Syrian tripoint is unclear due to Israel's occupation of the Golan Heights stemming from the 1967 Six-Day War. The de jure tripoint lies on the Hasbani River, a tributary of the river Jordan, at 33.2422°N 35.6244°E / 33.2422; 35.6244, just north-east of the Israeli town of Ma'ayan Baruch. The de facto tripoints lie on the tripoint(s) with the United Nations UNDOF Zone. The situation is further complicated by the dispute over the Shebaa farms area on the Golan-Lebanon border.
History
At the beginning of the 20th century what are now Lebanon and Syria belonged to the Ottoman Empire, with the Mount Lebanon semi-autonomous as the Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifate. During the First World War an Arab Revolt, supported by Britain, succeeded in removing the Ottomans from most of the Middle East.
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