This is a list of islands of Lebanon, from north to south:
- Palm Islands[1][2][note 1][3][4][5]
- Other small islands, located to the southeast:
- Other islands, located in Southern Lebanon
- Zireh[9][10] (Located in Sidon) 33°34′21″N 35°22′03″E / 33.57250°N 35.36750°E
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.[11]
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- ^ Lebanon, Cultural Landscape Palm Islands, medomed.org; Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ Tripoli's Palm Islands Natural Preserve Archived 5 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine; Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ Palm Islands Nature Reserve, moe.gov.lb; Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ PALM ISLANDS, TRIPOLI; Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ a b c d PALM ISLAND NATURE RESERVE; Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ El Bellâne; Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ a b c The Islands of Tripoli Archived 11 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine; Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f SUMMER ON THE COAST; Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ Get a map, Lebanon (Beirut) / (le02) / Ez Zîré, getamap.net, Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ Albawaba, published 30 July 2018, Lebanon's Sidon Sees Largest Underwater ‘Garden’ in Med, albawaba.com; Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ "Tyre | Ancient City & Historical Site | Britannica". 17 August 2024.