What plant is the national emblem of The Lebanon
"are generally cool and rainy whilst summers are hot and humid. In more elevated areas, temperatures usually drop below freezing during the winter with heavy snow cover that remains until early summer on the higher mountaintops. Although most of Lebanon receives a relatively large amount of rainfall, when measured annually in comparison to its arid surroundings, certain areas in north-eastern Lebanon receive little because of rain shadow created by the high peaks of the western mountain range. In ancient times, Lebanon was covered by large forests of cedar trees, the national emblem of the country. Millennia of deforestation have altered"
"Cedrus libani Cedrus libani, commonly known as the Cedar of Lebanon or Lebanon cedar, is a species of cedar native to the mountains of the Eastern Mediterranean basin. It is an evergreen conifer that can reach in height. It is the national emblem of Lebanon and is widely used as an ornamental tree in parks and gardens. ""Cedrus libani"" is an evergreen coniferous tree. It can reach in height with a massive monopodial columnar trunk up to in diameter. The trunks of old trees ordinarily fork into several large, erect branches. The rough and scaly bark is dark grey to"
"arms of Lebanon. It is also the logo of Middle East Airlines (MEA), which is Lebanon's national carrier. Beyond that, it is also the main symbol of Lebanon's ""Cedar Revolution"" of 2005, along with many Lebanese political parties and movements, such as the Kataeb Party, the Lebanese Forces and the National Liberal Party. Finally, Lebanon is sometimes metonymically referred to as the Land of the Cedars. The Lebanon cedar is widely planted as an ornamental tree in parks and gardens. It is unknown when the first cedar of Lebanon was planted in Britain, but it dates at least to 1664,"
"from altitudes ranging from . The Lebanon Cedar is mentioned several times in the Old Testament. Hebrew priests were ordered by Moses to use the bark of the Lebanon cedar in the treatment of leprosy. Solomon also procured cedar timber to build the Temple in Jerusalem. The Hebrew prophet Isaiah used the Lebanon cedar as a metaphor for the pride of the world, with the tree explicitly mentioned near the end of Psalm 92 as a symbol of the righteous. The Lebanon cedar is the national emblem of Lebanon, and is displayed on the flag of Lebanon and coat of"
"with the Lebanese cedar, the country's national symbol, present underneath the team's logo in a darker shade of red. The kit has been manufactured by Capelli Sport since 2015; previous manufacturers include Diadora, Adidas and A-Line. Lebanon is generally referred to as ""The Cedars"" (منتخب الأرز) by fans and the media due to the cedar tree being the national symbol of the country. Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium (Arabic: ملعب مدينة كميل شمعون الرياضية), Lebanon's largest stadium, is 47,700 m² with 48,837 seats capacity multi-purpose stadium in the Bir Hassan area of Beirut, Lebanon. The Sports City Stadium is currently"
"of Lebanon but is inhabited by three quarters of the population. The coast itself is mostly flat with sandy bays and salt-marshes and a few rocky capes, but lack of urban planning means that much of the coastline has seen indiscriminate development, with deposit of materials for land reclamation and highway construction. Pollution also poses a problem for the coastal wildlife. The natural vegetation of Lebanon has been threatened by overexploitation and fragmentation as a result of urban expansion, overgrazing, tourism and the impact of warfare. The cedar of Lebanon is the national symbol of the country; growing in the"
"number of flowering plants, ferns and mosses in the country. Many of the plants bloom after the winter rains, and the annual plants germinate at this time, grow, flower and set seed while the soil is moist enough to support them. One plant endemic to the country is the endangered Lebanon violet, found high up in rocky shrubland on the west side of Mount Lebanon. Flora of Lebanon The flora of Lebanon includes approximately 2,600 plant species. Situated on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Basin, Lebanon is a reservoir of plant diversity and one of the world's biodiversity hotspots"
"Flag of Lebanon The flag of Lebanon () is formed of two horizontal red stripes enveloping a horizontal white stripe. The white stripe is twice the height ( width ) of the red ones (ratio 1:2:1)—a Spanish fess. The green cedar (Lebanon Cedar) in the middle touches each of the red stripes and its width is one third of the width of the flag. The Presence and position of the Cedar in the middle of the flag is directly inspired by the mountains of Lebanon cedar (Cedrus libani). The Cedar is a symbol of holiness, eternity and peace. As an"
"paid for by Queen Victoria, to protect saplings from browsing by goats. Nevertheless, during World War I, British troops used cedar to build railroads. Time, along with the exploitation of the Cedars’ wood, has led to a decrease in the number of cedar trees in Lebanon. However, Lebanon is still widely known for its cedar tree history, as they are the emblem of the country and the symbol of the Lebanese flag. The remaining trees survive in mountainous areas, where they are the dominant tree species. This is the case on the slopes of Mount Makmel that tower over the"
"form a unique assemblage of conifers, deciduous and evergreen broadleaf trees in an isolated climatic phytoregion with a highly varied topography. A total of 1030 species of native plants, and another 39 species of native trees, have been identified in the reserve to date. 70 species use ""Lebanon"" in their names, such as: ""Cedrus libani"", ""Salix libani"", ""Berberis libanoticum""; and 22 species carry names significant to Lebanon, such as ""Dianthus karami"" (after Youssef Bey Karam, a 19th-century national figure), and ""Astragalus ehdenensis"" (after the village of Ehden). The reserve is also considered the southern most limit to Ciliciam fir (""Abies"
"stripe is a green cedar tree with its top touching the upper red strip and its base touching the lower red stripe"". Through history, Lebanon, or at least its region, had taken the flag of the people who occupied it (Mamluk, Ottoman Empire) During the French Mandate of Lebanon, the Lebanese flag was designed by the president of the Lebanese Renaissance Movement, the late Naoum Mokarzel. It was similar to the tricolour flag of France but with a green cedar (Lebanon Cedar) in the middle. The present Lebanese flag was adopted just prior to independence from France in 1943. Seeking"
"of a five-pointed white enamel gilt-edged Maltese cross with stylised green and brown enamel cedars of Lebanon between the arms on a green enamel laurel wreath suspension; the face with a central red enamel medallion inscribed in Arabic ‘Lubnan’ (Lebanon) within an inscribed gilt ring; the reverse with a circular central gilt medallion bearing the red and white enamel national flag of the Republic of Lebanon within an inscribed gilt ring. It has a diameter of 20 mm (¾ inch). National Order of the Cedar The National Order of the Cedar ( ""Wisām al-Arz al-Waṭaniy"" ) is the highest state"
"fourth round. Lebanon also competes in various minor tournaments, namely the WAFF Championship, the Arab Nations Cup, at which they achieved a third-place finish in the first edition, hosted by Lebanon itself, and the Pan Arab Games, where they managed two third-place finishes in both times the competitions were hosted in Lebanon. Taking inspiration from their national symbol, the Lebanese team is known as ""The Cedars"" (منتخب الأرز) by fans and media alike; they mainly wear red for their home kit and white for their away in reference to the colours of their national flag, with the green being used"
"Forest Service with funding provided by the United States Agency for International Development in 2014. Apart from trees, there are a large number of flowering plants, ferns and mosses in the country. Many of the plants bloom after the winter rains, and the annual plants germinate at this time, grow, flower and set seed while the soil is moist enough to support them. One plant endemic to the country is the endangered Lebanon violet, found high up in rocky shrubland on the west side of Mount Lebanon. The Middle East blind mole-rat and Günther's vole are found in cultivated fields"
"ambassador to Lebanon David Tatham, ""for voicing the imminence for caring for Lebanon's nature through his activity in Lebanon, and for assisting the authors at starting work for seed banking of Lebanon's natural beauties at Kew Gardens as well as collaborating with England's National Trust to help create a similar entity for Lebanon."" Phlomis tathamiorum Phlomis tathamiorum is a plant species endemic to a small area near the town of Ehden in northern Lebanon. It grows in rocky mountain pastures at elevations of 1400–1700 m. The plant is under threat due to proposed development of the land for other purposes."
"Intifada and the term independence to stress its liberation side. Other names include the Cedar Spring (Arabic: ربيع الأرز - ""Rabi' el Arz""), referring to the season when protests first broke out, and also as an allusion to famous freedom and independence movements such as the Prague Spring and Damascus Spring. The names used by the local media, like the LBC and Future TV, to describe this event include Lebanon Independence (Istiqlal Lubnan), Lebanon Spring (Rabi' Lubnan), or just Independence 05. The word ""Cedar"" refers to a national emblem, the Cedar of Lebanon, a tree featured on the flag of"
"others. In addition, 400 different distinctive plants have been identified, of which 66 grow only in Lebanon, and 11 are endemic to Ehden. Some of Ehden’s distinctive plants are: Distinctive trees include: Ehden Ehden (, Syriac-Aramaic: ܐܗܕ ܢ ) is a mountainous town situated in the heart of the northern mountains of Lebanon and on the southwestern slopes of Mount Makmal in the Mount Lebanon Range. Its residents are the people of Zgharta, as it is within the Zgharta District. The mountain town is located above sea level, and is from Zgharta, from Beirut (the country’s capital) and from Tripoli,"
"and in the Anti-Lebanon range the scrub is mostly ""Pistacia"" and wild almond. Other native trees such as the Lebanese wild apple, Judas tree and Syrian maple are being grown experimentally as a conservation strategy to see if they are amenable to container production. The Al Shouf Cedar Nature Reserve was established in 1996 to preserve an old stand of cedar in central Lebanon. It covers , which is 5.3% of the country's total area, and includes of cedar forest which, with the exclusion of livestock is successfully regenerating. There are 24 kinds of tree in the reserve and 436"
"with 21 caps. Robin Hachache is a local domestic player in the Lebanese Rugby League Championship. Lebanon national rugby league team The Lebanon national rugby league team (Arabic: المنتخب اللبناني للرجبي ليغ) is the representative side of Lebanon in rugby league football. It is the top tier team of the Lebanese Rugby League Federation. They are nicknamed ""The Cedars"" after the Lebanon Cedar tree, which is also on the Lebanese flag. The team has been participating in international competition since 1998. The team was originally formed in New South Wales, Australia, composed of Lebanese Australians. But their success has helped"
"Syrian occupation of Lebanon and the Lebanese Civil War.) The opposition has taken as its symbol the white and red colored scarf, and the blue ribbon; the most popular motto of the movement was Hurriyyeh, Siyedeh, Istiqlel (Freedom, Sovereignty, Independence). The main goal of the cedar revolution was the ending of the Syrian military occupation of Lebanon, which had lasted about 30 years (since 1976). In addition, many Lebanese called for the return of former Prime Minister Michel Aoun, in exile since 1991, and the release of the imprisoned Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea. Additional goals of the revolution are:"
"The Israeli army occupied the hippodrome during the Invasion of Lebanon in 1982.The Israeli army entered the hippodrome on August 4. The hippodrome also hosts annual The Garden Show & Spring Festival, which attracts more than 160 exhibitors and over 24,000 international visitors. At the 2012 Garden Show & Spring Festival, the French rose producer, Meilland International, presented to the public the Beirut Rose, which was cultivated in tribute to Lebanon’s capital. Beirut Hippodrome Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, is home to two hippodromes, a historic one from the Roman era and a modern one that was built in the"
"of having their own flag (tricoloured: red-symbol of Imam Hussein's martyrdom; black-symbol of their mourning of Hussein, and; green-the symbolic colour of Islam) and army, which fought against the Ottoman regional rulers in northern Palestine and Damascus. When the French took their mandate from the League of Nations after World War I, Lebanon became part of that mandate, which established modern day Republic of Lebanon in 1920 by including south Lebanon, the Bekaa Valley, and north Lebanon to form the country. Banu Amel in the South Lebanon Governorate resented the French rule on their territory, especially the establishment of French"
"equality between Christians and Muslims as stipulated in the Document of National Accord. The electoral laws shall specify the details regarding the implementation of this clause."" The constitution describes the flag of Lebanon. The original version of ""Article 5"" read ""The Lebanese flag is blue, white, red with a cedar in the white part"". A change made on 7 December 1943 indicated that ""The Lebanese flag is made of red, white and red horizontal stripes, with the cedar in green in the centre of the white stripe"". Some flag manufacturers have created a more conventional looking tree, with a brown"
"Lebanon national rugby league team The Lebanon national rugby league team (Arabic: المنتخب اللبناني للرجبي ليغ) is the representative side of Lebanon in rugby league football. It is the top tier team of the Lebanese Rugby League Federation. They are nicknamed ""The Cedars"" after the Lebanon Cedar tree, which is also on the Lebanese flag. The team has been participating in international competition since 1998. The team was originally formed in New South Wales, Australia, composed of Lebanese Australians. But their success has helped the game grow in Lebanon and now players are also taken from the newly formed Lebanon"
"trees have been heavily harvested over the years for their valuable timber and few mature trees still remain. Nevertheless, Lebanon is more heavily wooded than most other countries in the region and pine, oak, fir, beech, cypress and juniper are to be found in the mountain areas although the Beqaa valley has little tree cover. Where timber has been extracted and woodland destroyed, scrub has taken over; in the Lebanon Mountain area this is mostly ""Ceratonia"", oak and ""Pistacia"", and in the Anti-Lebanon range the scrub is mostly ""Pistacia"" and wild almond. Other native trees such as the Lebanese wild"
"conquered, the cedar is its rallying. By the union, it will break all attacks"". The white color on the flag represents the snow as a symbol of purity and peace. The two red stripes refer to the Lebanese blood shed to preserve the country against the successive invaders. According to the Article 5 of the constitution of Lebanon: ""The Lebanese flag shall be composed of three horizontal stripes, a white stripe between two red ones. The width of the white stripe shall be equal to that of both red stripes. In the center of and occupying one-third of the white"
"Ghaf trees, the national tree of the United Arab Emirates, as well as sidr, acacias and date palms. A range of desert plants and shrubs planted in the Sanctuary Garden reflect Zayed's long connection with the desert, including desert cotton, henna, ""Caralluma"", harmal and sewak, a plant long used by desert people as a toothbrush. The Garden also features a water feature representing a ""falaj"" (water channel), through which water flows constantly. At the centre of the Sanctuary Garden is ""The Constellation"", a collection of 1,327 geometric shapes suspended on 1,110 cables, which combine to form a three dimensional portrait"
"Origanum libanoticum Origanum libanoticum (Lebanese oregano, hopflower oregano, cascading hopflower oregano, ornamental oregano or cascading oregano) is a species of herbaceous flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to the mountains of Lebanon and Syria. ""Origanum libanoticum"" is prized for its attractive foliage but especially for its pink bracts and flowers; it blooms from summer to fall. ""Origanium libanoticum"" is a small perennial, growing to tall by wide. It with fragrant leaves, and pink, hop-like flowering bracts blooming between July and September. Overlapping pink to pale green hop-like bracts droop from the ends of wiry stems, hence the common name"
"viper (""Vipera palaestinae""), green whip snake (""Hierophis viridiflavus""), bridled mabuya (""Trachylepis vittata""), Schreiber's fringe-fingered lizard (""Acanthodactylus schreiberi""), desert black snake (""Walterinnesia aegyptia""), common toad (""Bufo bufo""). Horsh Ehden Horsh Ehden is a Nature Reserve located in North Lebanon, it contains a particularly diverse and beautiful remnant forest of the cedar of Lebanon, making the reserve a very important part of the country’s cultural and natural heritage. Located on the northwestern slopes of Mount Lebanon and pampered by mist and relatively high precipitation, a multitude of rare and endemic plants that flourish in it. Stands of cedars are bordered by a"
"Lebanese Armed Forces The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) (Arabic: القوات المسلحة اللبنانية | ""Al-Quwwāt al-Musallaḥa al-Lubnāniyya"") or Forces Armées Libanaises (FAL) in French, also known as the Lebanese Army (Arabic: الجيش اللبناني or """"Armée libanaise"""" in French), is the military of the Lebanese Republic. It consists of three branches, the army, the air force, and the navy. The motto of the Lebanese Armed Forces is ""Honor, Sacrifice, Loyalty"" (Arabic: ""شرف · تضحية · وفاء"" - ""Sharaf.Tadhia.Wafa""). The Lebanese Armed Forces symbol consists of a Lebanon cedar tree surrounded by two laurel leaves, positioned above the symbols of the three branches:"
"the planet. The reserve is also known for the ability of the forests to regenerate by their own without any human interference. Other tree species in the reserve include : Cyprus oak (""Quercus infectoria ""), Brant’s oak (""Quercus brantii""), kermes oak (""Quercus calliprinos""), Calabrian pine (""Pinus brutia""), Aleppo pine (""Pinus halepensis""), stone pine (""Pinus pinea""), Greek juniper (""Juniperus excelca""), Syrian juniper (""Arceuthos drupacea""). Mammals: Mammal explorations in Lebanon were limited until around the middle of the twentieth century. They are fragmentary and provided little information on the mammals inhabiting the country. Many species and sub-species were not yet recorded for"
"crops. Tobacco and figs are grown in the south, citrus fruits and bananas along the coast, olives in the north and around the Shouf Mountains, and fruits and vegetables in the Beqaa Valley. More exotic crops include avocados, grown near Byblos, and hashish (a major crop in the Beqaa Valley). Lebanon's agriculture, which offers fertile land, landscaped terraces, and fresh and healthy produce, faces several challenges in recent years. Improper agricultural practices leading to soil erosion and impoverishment, depletion of underground water resources, water pollution and health impacts from inappropriate use of pesticides and fertilizers, and environmental pollution from haphazard"
"Quercus libani Quercus libani, the Lebanon oak, is a species of oak native to the eastern Mediterranean in western Asia, including in Lebanon, western Syria, northeastern Israel, eastern Turkey, and northern Iraq and Iran. ""Quercus libani"" is a deciduous tree growing to . The deciduous leaf is slender, elongated and often asymmetrical, its base is round and its tip is slightly pointed. In the adult state the leaf's upper side is dark green and the under side is pale green. The flowers are monoecious, meaning that flowers from both sexes can be found on the same tree. They are pollinated"