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Lebanese history - Lebanese history experience - Lebanese Christians - Lebanese villages - Village life - Christian villages

Al Qoubaiyat the Christian capital of Akkar

Al Qoubaiyat is a historic mountain village in Akkar, known for its water-rich landscape, deep Maronite heritage, and centuries-old role as the region’s Christian hub.

By Jenna Geagea
Lebanese history - Lebanese culture - Ministry of Culture - Lebanon archaeology - Honor Frost Foundation - Digital archive

Ministry of Culture secures grant for BAAL digital archive

Lebanon’s Ministry of Culture is digitizing BAAL, the country’s leading archaeological journal, to preserve and globally expand access to decades of Lebanese heritage research.

By The Beiruter
Lebanese history - Lebanon archives - Historical preservation Lebanon - AUB archives - UMAM D&R

Who keeps Lebanon’s collective memory?

In the absence of a centralized archival system, a fragmented network of institutions has taken on the work of preserving Lebanon’s vast and contested historical record.

By Katharine Sorensen