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| Guide to '''Lebanon ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. | | Guide to '''Lebanon ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. |
| ==Country Information== | | ==Information== |
| Lebanon is a country in the Middle East bordered by [[Syria Genealogy|Syria]] and [[Israel Genealogy|Israel]]. It was part of the Ottoman Empire until after World War I when it came under French mandate. Lebanon gained independence in 1943. The official language is Arabic.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Lebanon," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon, accessed 27 April 2016.</ref> | | Lebanon is a country in the Middle East bordered by [[Syria Genealogy|Syria]] and [[Israel Genealogy|Israel]]. It was part of the Ottoman Empire until after World War I when it came under French mandate. Lebanon gained independence in 1943. The official language is Arabic.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Lebanon," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon, accessed 27 April 2016.</ref> |
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