Qurnat as Sawda

Qurnat as Sawda is the highest point in Lebanon and the Levant.^[10]

Mseilha Walkway

The Mseilha Walkway (Darb Mseilha) is easily accessible from the Batroun highway, the entrance in next to the Mseilha Fort, a historic monument built by Fakhr al-Din II in the 17th century.^[11]

Horsh Ehden

Horsh Ehden Nature Reserve is located about three kilometers northwest of the center of Ehden. Visitors coming enjoy hiking, climbing and biking.^[12]

Tripoli Massacre

On 13 November 1943, a tragic incident took place in Tripoli, resulting in the loss of lives of 14 students, all under the age of 15. The students were struck by French tanks driven by Senegalese soldiers while participating in a peaceful march through the streets. During the demonstration, the students were fervently advocating for an end to the occupation. The massacre contributed to accelerating the declaration of Lebanon’s independence.^{[13][14][15][16]}

Background

One day before the massacre, the French occupation army arrested Abdul Hamid Karami and imprisoned him in the Rashaya Citadel.^[17]

1959-1993

1993-2003

On 23 November 1993, Minyeh and Danniyeh were separated from Tripoli and established their own district in North Lebanon.^[19]

2003-present

On 16 July 2003, Akkar was separated from North Lebanon due to the presence of government departments in the city of Tripoli which forced the citizens of Akkar to come from long distances in order to finish their government transactions.^[20]

Killings and massacres

On 12 February 1978, Syrian special units (Arabic: الوحدات الخاصة السورية) attacked the northern village of Qnat, where they killed 15 Lebanese Forces fighters, the battle is known as battle of Qnat.^[21]

On 9 February 1986, Syrian Military Intelligence killed Tawhid leader Khalil Akkawi because he refused to fight the Lebanese Forces.^[22] Three supporters of Akkawi's Islamic Tawheed, or Islamic Unification Movement, were slain in gunfights with Syrian troopers after his burial, police reported.^[23]

Former Syrian minister of interior Mohammad al-Shaar participated in the 1986 Bab al-Tabbaneh massacre. In the 1980s, al-Shaar was a top intelligence official in northern Lebanon when Syrian troops stormed Tripoli and crushed a Sunni group that supported Palestine Liberation Organization chief Yasser Arafat.^[24]

Torture and detention

The Syrian military intelligence (المخابرات السورية) set up a torture prison inside the Evangelical School in Jabal Mohsen, the prison was called "American Prison" (معتقل الاميركان).^[25]

Akkar

Tripoli

Minyeh

Danniyeh

Batroun

Koura

Zgharta

Bcharreh