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2003-MAY-17

HEZBOLLAH (Beirut-West + Bint Jbeil)	Islamic Resistance in Lebanon : HEZBOLLAH [God's Army] :	Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah
LEBANON (Beirut ^a + Yarze ^m + Hadeth ^d)	Lebanese Republic : LR [Syrian Zone of Influence in the Republic of Lebanon] :	President Emile Lahoud
UNIFIL ZONE (Naqura)	United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon : UNIFIL Zone in Southern Lebanon [Hezbollah Control] :
FREE LEBANON (Jerusalem)	Government of FREE LEBANON in Exile :	Nagi Najjar

Other Entities with similar names

LEBANON SYRIA

(Beirut ^a + Yarze ^m + Hadeth ^d) - (Damascus) -

	Lebanese Republic : LR [Syrian Zone of Influence in the Republic of Lebanon]
Flag or Logo since 1943-12-07	Al-Jumhuriya al-LUBNANIYA : الجمهورية اللبنانية (ar) + République Libanaise : RL (fr)^w	Emblem or Symbol

President Emile Lahoud
(ruler of LEBANON since 1998-11-23)

President Bashar Al-Assad
(ruler of SYRIA since 2000-07-17)





Capitals & administrative places:	Beirut ^a + Yarze ^m + Hadeth ^d (Bayrūt + Yarzeh + Hadath)	^a administrative, national or political capital (also ruler's residence) ^d constitutional court seat ^m military capital
Official & national languages:	*Arabic (ar) . French (fr) .*	^w recognized, diplomatic or working language at national level

Mainland:

LEBANON

Lebanese Republic : LR (Beirut + Yarze + Hadeth)

7 Divisions:

BEIRUT

BEIRUT Governorate (Beirut)

Local:

Mohafazah BAYRŪT : محافظة بيروت (ar) (Bayrūt)

BEKAA

BEKAA Governorate (Zahle)

Local:

Muhafazah AL-BIQA´ : محافظة البقاع (ar) (Zahlah)

MINIEH-DANNIYEH

MINIEH-DANNIYEH Governorate (Minieh)

Local:

Mohafazah MINIYEH-DANNIYEH : محافظة المنية -الضنية (ar) (El-Mnieh)

MOUNT LEBANON

MOUNT LEBANON Governorate (Baabda)

Local:

Muhafazah JEBEL LUBNAN : محافظة جبل لبنان (ar) (Baabda)

NABATIEH

NABATIEH Governorate (Nabatieh)

Local:

Muhafazah AN-NABATIYAH : محافظة النبطية (ar) (El-Nabatiyeh)

NORTH LEBANON

NORTH Governorate [North Lebanon] (Tripoli)

Local:

Muhafazah ASH-SHAMAL : محافظة الشمال (ar) (Ṭarābulus)

SOUTH LEBANON

SOUTH Governorate [South Lebanon] (Sidon)

Local:

Muhafazah AL-JANUB : محافظة الجنوب (ar) (Sayda)

4 Condominiums:

JEZZINE

Hezbollah Controlled JEZZINE District (Jezzine)

Local:

Caza´ JEZZÎNE : قضاء جزين‎ (ar) (Jezzîne)

PALESTINIAN REFUGEE IN LEBANON

Palestinian Refugee Camps in Lebanon : UNRWA [United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East] (Burj El Barajneh)

Local:

Mukhayamat al-Laajiiyn al-Filastiniyn fi LUBNAN : مخيمات اللاجئين الفلسطينيين في لبنان (ar) + Camps de Réfugiés palestiniens au Liban : UNRWA-Office de secours et de travaux des Nations Unies pour les réfugiés de Palestine dans le Proche-Orient (fr) + Palestinian Refugee Camps in Lebanon – United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East : UNRWA (en) (Burj Al-Barajinah)

UNIFIL ZONE

United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon : UNIFIL Zone in Southern Lebanon [Hezbollah Control] (Naqura)

Local:

Force intérimaire des Nations Unies au Liban : FINUL (fr) + United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon : UNIFIL (en) + Quat al-´Umam al-Mutahidat al-Muaqatat fi Lubnan : UNIFIL – قوة الأمم المتحدة المؤقتة في لبنان (ar) (Naqoura)