List of islands of Lebanon explained

This is a list of islands of Lebanon, from north to south:

• Palm Islands^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}
  • Palm^{[6] [7]} 34.4939°N 35.7739°W
  • Ramkine^{[6] [8]} 34.4972°N 35.7611°W
  • Sanani^[6] 34.4861°N 35.7783°W
• Other small islands, located to the southeast:
  • Bellane Island (El Billan): 1,9 ha.^[9]
  • Romayleh (El Rmayleh)^[10]
  • El Ashak^[10]
  • El Tenieh^[10]
  • El Telteh^[10]
  • El Rabha (El Maatih)^[10]
  • Baqar^[11]
  • ...and many other small rocks.
• Other islands, located in Southern Lebanon
  • Zireh^{[12] [13]} (Located in Sidon) 33.5725°N 35.3675°W

The southern city of Tyre used to be an island up until the Siege of Tyre in 332 BC when the island was connected to mainland modern day Lebanon by Alexander the Great's forces in an attempt to capture the island.^[14]

External links

• Lebanon's Palm Island could hold key to solving rubbish crisis 20/12/2018.
• The Rabbit Island, North Lebanon جزيرة الارانب ، شمال لبنان (Palm Island) 20/12/2018.
• Lebanon islands map

Notes and References

1. http://medomed.org/featured_item/palm-islands-cultural-landscape-lebanon/ Lebanon, Cultural Landscape Palm Islands
2. http://www.tripoli-city.org/palm.html Tripoli's Palm Islands Natural Preserve
3. Palm Islands also known as Rabbits Islands
4. http://www.moe.gov.lb/ProtectedAreas/palmislands.htm Palm Islands Nature Reserve
5. http://lebanonuntravelled.com/palm-islands-tripoli/ PALM ISLANDS, TRIPOLI
6. http://www.living-lebanon.com/palm-island-nature-reserve.html PALM ISLAND NATURE RESERVE
7. Palm Island also known as Rabbit Island
8. Ramkine Island also known as Fanar Island
9. http://www.getamap.net/maps/lebanon/liban-nord/_elbellane/ El Bellâne
10. http://www.lebanontraveler.com/en/magazine/lebanon-traveler-getaways-lt19/ SUMMER ON THE COAST
11. http://www.tripoli-city.org/islands.html The Islands of Tripoli
12. Get a map, Lebanon (Beirut) / (le02) / Ez Zîré, getamap.net, Retrieved 20 December 2018.
13. Albawaba, published 30 July 2018, Lebanon's Sidon Sees Largest Underwater ‘Garden’ in Med, albawaba.com; Retrieved 20 December 2018.
14. https://www.britannica.com/place/Tyre