Very beautiful picture of a typical green southern Lebanese spring :-)

Some corrections, the mountain you are seeing in the far distance is Jabal El Sheikh (Old Man's Mountain, because it has a white beard all year long, just like an old man).

The highest mountain in Lebanon is the Qurna El Sawdat (The Black Peak) reaching approx. 4000 meters (13000 Ft) ;-)

Have a beautiful day!

Greetz,


Joseph

Thanks for the correction about the highest mountain as for the name I knew it all along but forgot to mention it in my post. It's indeed a lovely view isn't it?

Bro, I did some corrections in the text on the blog, thanks for the details.

No problem, glad that I could help. I am proud of our heritage, but I think you have already noticed that . . . LOL . . . :-D

Of course it is a great view, the south of Lebanon is one of the most beautiful places on earth :-) Not to mention the people who live there! No wonder why some wanted it and still want it so badly ! ! !

Greetz,


Joseph

Those who want it so bad cannot and will never have it. It's our heritage and will remain that way & I'm as proud of it as you are bro!

Wow, what a vast difference from what I know as home. Is most of the countryside rocky as in this photo? And here's what you might think a silly question but it's a question I won't know unless I ask... is there any type of farming in Lebanon? I'm so naive when it comes to the different types of land in various countries so please educate me. I even had to look up Colorado Springs to see where I'm going next month, I wanted to see what it looked like and it looks beautiful with plenty of mountains surrounding the city (I think it's a city!) I don't know where I'm going, I'm just going! lol

Enjoy your day and very nice photo, I love the blue sky!

I think Joseph's the one to direct these questions to as he knows the history of Lebanon more than I do. I am a Lebanese but was born in Sierra Leone and spent my entire life there. Have been to Lebanon for a couple of times but I'm not too familiar with the history.

As far as I'm concerned I know there's a farming culture like growing tobacco leaves, wheat, rice etc.. Don't know more than that as for the rocky country side well yes, Lebanon is very rocky and sometimes I wonder if we'll every run-out of rocks ;)

Darlene,

I will put it this way, Lebanon has probably the best farming in the Mediterranean region, and the Beqaa Valley used to nourish the whole Roman Empire and we produce so much vegetables and meat that we have to export the remainders to neighboring countries :-)

One thing that makes our produce so special is that the soil is volcanic!

Here are some Slideshows that I took two years ago of the Beqaa Valley which spreads from the north to the south between the eastern and western Lebanese mountain ranges, which in turn connect Asia with Africa geologically :-)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/carreracaballo/sets/72157612697493587/show/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/carreracaballo/sets/72157612521420429/show/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/carreracaballo/sets/72157611792678155/

More Snow:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/carreracaballo/sets/72157612197971210/

More Green:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/carreracaballo/sets/72157612393797297/

Enjoy them Darlene :-)

And I hope M. you don't me invading your post like this :-D

Greetz,


Joseph

Nope, in fact I'm happy you jumped in and I also mentioned that in my reply to Darlin's question

Thank you M. :-)

One last thing, there are no active volcanoes in Lebanon, because the middle eastern part of our hemisphere has been completely formed in the 4th geological era, so it is pretty safe from harsh natural catastrophes such as massive earthquakes and volcanic eruptions! And "HOPEFULLY" it will stay that way . . .

So we get to enjoy the goodies that the once-upon-a-time-volcanoes left behind without having a rumbling volcano to actually fear like in Italy or Iceland . . . By the way, that is where the rocky landscape comes from too, these are rocks that were tossed by the once raging volcanoes a million moons ago!

I think I will stop now . . . LOL . . . :D

Greetz,


Joseph

That sky is gorgeous!

Thanks pam! Long time no see.