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The rise of surfing in Lebanon

Located on the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea, Lebanon is pretty much a coastal nation. Surprisingly, or maybe not, it has great waves and a tight surfing community. With 125 miles (220 kilometers) of coastline, the Republic of Lebanon is a young independent country with nearly seven million inhabitants. In the 1950s and 1960s, […]

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Lebanon joins the International Surfing Association

Lebanon is the 84th Member Nation of the International Surfing Association (ISA). The Lebanese Republic has Syria to the north and east, Israel to the south, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Although surfing and standup paddleboarding are fairly new sports to the country, fishermen have been using two-men boats to collect fish with […]

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