Lebanese border crossings to neighboring countries

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The border crossing at the former border between Lebanon (Nakura) and Akka (Palestine) in 1920

This is a list of Lebanese border crossings . The Lebanon borders Syria and Israel . Due to the political tensions between Lebanon and Israel since the Lebanon War in 2006, there are currently no border crossings open to traffic between the two states.

Historical situation

The border between the Syrian Arab Republic and the Lebanese Republic extends over a total of about 375 kilometers. This makes up most of the land border of Lebanon; there is also the approx. 70 km long border with Israel in the south. The border was created in 1920 under the French mandate for Syria and Lebanon , with the establishment of Greater Lebanon (the "Greater Area" which indicates the expansion of the territory of the Ottoman Mutesarriflik Mount Lebanon ). Due to the history of Syria’s political engagement in Lebanon since the 1970s, the border was never officially set precisely despite the Lebanese demands in this regard, and the delimitation of the border on Syrian and Lebanese maps shows considerable discrepancies in detail. The village of Deir El Aachayer (west of Damascus) is an example of an area claimed by both countries on their respective official maps.

The Rosh HaNikra crossing was used twice during the negotiations between Israel and Hezbollah. On July 16, 2008, Israel used it to send Samir Kuntar back to Lebanon and to return the bodies of Israeli soldiers Eldad Regev and Ehud Goldwasser for Hezbollah. Following the release of passengers and crew from the flotilla attack in the Gaza Strip, Israel deported four Lebanese activists across the crossing on June 3, 2010.

There are currently three border crossings open to traffic, Arida (Arabic العريضة) and Aaboudiye (العبود) in the north and Masnaa (المصنع) in the east.

Road and path crossings

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Border crossing Governorate Neighboring country Place in the neighboring country Type of transition Particularities) Coordinates
Arida Akkar Governorate Syria Hamidiya Road (Minieh-Arida Highway) Motorway between Tartus and Tripoli 34 ° 22 '48.9 "  S , 35 ° 23" 0.5 "  W.
Aaboudiye Akkar Governorate Syria Dabousiya (Dabousieh) State Road 51 (Mqaitaa-Addabousiya Highway) 34 ° 22 ′ 55.3 "  S , 36 ° 4 ′ 15.3"  W.
Al Kibir river Akkar Governorate Syria Tell Kalach Road from the Lebanese border to Tell Kalach closed (former connection road from Homs to Tell Kallach) 34 ° 24 ′ 1.7 ″  S , 36 ° 10 ′ 52.2 ″  W.
Chadra Akkar Governorate Syria Hadida Road from Qoubaiyat to Homs closed (road from Qoubaiyat (Lebanon) to Homs in Syria) 34 ° 23 ′ 41.6 ″  S , 36 ° 12 ′ 20.7 ″  W.
Mrah Chehab Akkar Governorate Syria Al Fadilijja Road from Mazraat El Talleh to the Syrian border closed 34 ° 18 ′ 3 ″  S , 36 ° 14 ′ 41.3 ″  W.
Qaa Baalbek-Hermel Governorate Syria ousseh or Al-Nizariyah Baalbek Qua Highway Connecting road from Baalbek to Homs; open again since 2017 34 ° 15 ′ 6.6 ″  S , 36 ° 19 ′ 24.8 ″  W.
Ham Bekaa Governorate Syria Serghaya closed 33 ° 30 ′ 7.3 ″  S , 36 ° 6 ′ 16 ″  W.
Masnaa Bekaa Governorate Syria Jdaidit Yabws (Jdeidat Yabous) State road 30 from Beirut via Majdal Anjar to Damascus The border crossing has been closed many times in its history and has been a continuing subject of controversy, largely due to its role in hostilities in the Middle East. The last time a US security delegation visited the crossing was on April 29, 2010, which worried the Lebanese government and the Hezbollah fighters operating from Lebanon . 33 ° 24 ′ 10.2 "  S , 35 ° 34 ′ 31"  W.
Kafr Kila ("Fatima Gate") Nabatea Governorate Israel Metulla closed. Junction at Marjaayoun-Bint Jberil Road to Metulla After the end of the Israeli occupation in the so-called security zone , which lasted from 1978 to May 2000, the last Israeli soldiers withdrew through the Fatima gate on the Israeli-Lebanese border. 33 ° 9 '43.7 "  S , 35 ° 20" 5.9 "  W.
Naqura South Lebanon Governorate Israel Rosh HaNikra closed North of Nahariya is the Israeli-Lebanese border, guarded by an Israeli outpost at the top of a white cliff called Rosh-Hanikra. 33 ° 3 '14.2 "  S , 35 ° 3' 42.3"  W.

railroad

As long as there was rail traffic in Lebanon , there were also border crossing points. However, these were given up in the course of time when the railway traffic to Israel was stopped for political reasons or when the corresponding routes were given up.

Border crossing Governorate Neighboring country Place in the neighboring country Railway line Particularities) Coordinates
Tall Abbas Syria Akkar Tripoli – Homs railway line ( standard gauge , 1435 mm) In operation: 1911–1975?
Ras Baalbek Syria Qaa Rayak – Homs railway line (standard gauge, 1435 mm) In operation: 1906–1975?
Jachfufa Syria Jisr Remani Lebanon Railway ( narrow gauge , 1050 mm) In operation: 1895–1975?
Naqura -Frontière Israel Rosh HaNikra Haifa – Beirut – Tripoli railway line (standard gauge, 1435 mm) In operation: 1942–1948?
The border here runs in a tunnel

gallery

  • Israeli and Lebanese flags at the "Fatima Gate" border crossing between the two countries during the First Lebanon War in 1982

  • The “Fatima Gate” in 2016

  • The "Fatima Gate" around 2009

  • Israeli-Lebanese border at Rosh Hanikra (2005)

  • Israeli-Lebanese border crossing at Rosh Hanikra (2015)

  • Information board in Rosh HaNikra about the tunnel and border crossing

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Lebanese aboard Flotilla welcomed home as heroes. Ya Libnan, June 2, 2010, accessed March 3, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Border crossing between Lebanon and Syria reopens in Arab News (2017)
  3. ↑ Visit by US delegation to border area causes confusion. Yalibman, April 29, 2010, accessed March 2, 2020 .
  4. ↑ See Night Draws Near: Iraq's People in the Shadow of America's War by Anthony Shadid (2006)
  5. ↑ See Israel Guide by Zev Vilnay. Agency: Ahiever, 1958
  6. ↑ Information from: Neil Robinson: World Rail Atlas and historical summary. Volume 8: The Middle East and Caucasus. World Rail Atlas, London 2006, ISBN 954-12-0128-8 , plates 16 and 17.