| Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Lebanon | |
| Body: | Lebanese Armed Forces |
| Nearest Town: | Beirut City, Mathaf |
| Commemorates: | members of the Legion of the Orient, Army of the Levant and Lebanese Armed Forces who were killed and have no known grave |
| Inscription: | المجد والخلود لشهدائنا الأبطال (As inscribed in Arabic along with a Cedrus Libani centered by Laurus nobilis & Roman columns.) "Gloire et Éternité à nos Héros Martyrs" (Fr) |
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Beirut, Lebanon, commemorates Lebanese soldiers who served and died during the French Mandate of Lebanon from 1920 to 1943; of the Legion of the Orient[1] (a unit formed by the French in 1916, during World War I)[2] [3] and its successor the Army of the Levant. The tomb also represents the forming and independence of the Lebanese Armed Forces from the French Armed Forces in 1943.[4] The cenotaph in the middle includes a Cedrus libani tree centered by a laurel; the main symbol of Roman legions. Around the cedar tree and laurel reads in Arabic: "Glory and Immortality for our Martyred Heroes". Behind the cenotaph are original Roman columns that date back to the time of the Roman Empire.