How to identify Lebanon in GeoGuessr?

- Country-code top-level domain is .lb - Dark purple or brown utility poles and towers appear even in cities - Arabic is the primary language, but English and French signage is common - Imagery quality is poor; movement and camera angles often look odd

Lebanon

clues 8Updated 2024-04-19

Basics ▾Importance

LanguageArabic

Driving sideDrives on the right

Domain.lb

Easily confused with:Jordan, India

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Clues that work anywhere in this area

Utility Pole★★★

Yellow utility poles and yellow pylons are common even in built-up areas, and in my experience this is rare outside Lebanon. Ordinary grey and red pylons show up too.

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Language & Script★★★

Arabic is the main language, but English and French also appear around town.

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Google Car★★★

Image quality can be poor, and the movement or camera angle sometimes looks off.

Examples1

Photo coming soonGoogle Car

License Plate★★★

License plates come in various colours, with the top or left side in blue.

Examples1 2 3 4 5SourcesVehicle registration plates of Lebanon

Landscape★★★

The Mediterranean climate here means somewhat dry mountains and terrain.

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Building★★★

Most houses are built of stone.

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Narrowing down the region1

Once you know the area: which part of it

Agriculture

Plants & farming★★★

There may be some regional pattern to farming. Flat land is scarce with all the mountains, and conditions tend to be fairly dry.

■ (#F7F0A1) Mountainous with little flat land, and often fairly dry
■ (#B38C9A) Grapes: around Zahlé
■ (#F7380B) Olives: hillsides on the outskirts of Tripoli
■ (#F59115) Flat areas are farmed

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Narrowing down the city1

Once you know the region: which city or town

Zahlé

Landscape★★★

Zahlé lies in the Beqaa Valley, between the Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon mountain ranges, and the flat land around it is heavily farmed. You should see mountain ranges to the east and west, but the camera orientation is sometimes odd, so the exact direction can be hard to judge.

Watch outThe other candidate for flat land is the plain around North Lebanon to Akkar Governorate, where farming is also done.1 2

Examples1 2SourcesZahlé

Basics

General facts about this place

The Cedar of Lebanon at the center of the flag is the country's emblem^[ref]

Nearby areas

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