Asia · West Asia, eastern Mediterranean

Lebanon

Capital · Beirut

Cedar mountains, Roman Baalbek, and a food culture the whole region borrows from.

🇱🇧Beirut
The essentials

Lebanon at a glance

Capital
Beirut
Region
West Asia, eastern Mediterranean
Currency
Lebanese pound (LBP) · USD
Languages
Arabic · French
Dialling code
+961
Plan around it

Public holidays & key dates in Lebanon

Dates shift year to year where a holiday follows a lunar or religious calendar. Check locally before you book flights or count on offices being open.

Nov 22Independence DayFrom France, 1943
VariesEid al-Fitr & Eid al-Adha date varies date varies
Apr/MayEaster date varies date variesBoth calendars observed
Getting in

Visas for African passports

Entry rules for Lebanon differ sharply depending on which African passport you hold — visa-free for some nationalities, e-visa for others, embassy application for the rest.

The AfricAsia Passport Index checks every African passport against this destination, with the current route and a plain-language note on what officers ask for.

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On the ground

Ask before you land

Rent, agents, hospitals, halal and African groceries, church and mosque, where people actually meet on a Sunday — the answers live with the people already there.

The Lebanon channel in the Hub is free, open, and moderated by members who live in the country.

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