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Landmines in Lebanon
The map shows the extent of likely mine and/or unexploded ordnance problems in Lebanon (shaded in pink): almost the entire country is affected to some extent. Some areas are extensively contaminated, especially around Beiruit and in the south where Israeli-supported forces are still fighting with Hizbollah guerilla units. The casualy rate is about 200 persons annually which is high compared with other countries of comparable population. A detailed technical report provides information on the problem and potential solutions (to come). Other pages provide: Basic facts on Lebanon (Source: CIA public pages) Photographs of minefield areas Full Report on Mine and Unexploded Ordnance Problems in Lebanon Full report downloadable as PDF (LebanonRpt.pdf 2.23 Mb) or compressed version with lower quality images (LebanonRpt-c.pdf 411 kb) |
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Lebanon is
a scenically beautiful country but, sadly, it is littered with mines and unexploded
ordnance from the civil war between 1975 and 1990. Not many people, either inside
or outside the country, seem to be aware of the problem. Therefore these pages
attempt to provide a general and technical description of the problem. This
is based on a 6 day visit to the country in September 1999, so it cannot be
complete in any way. However, it represents a start for the interested reader.