GEOLOGY
PHYSICAL GEOLOGY
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Thin and rocky
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Ice and smooth
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Hard and rocky
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soft and rocky
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Detailed explanation-1: -The soils of Lebanon are typically Mediterranean, generally calcareous except for the sandy soils formed on the basal cretaceous strata of the Akkar Plain and the alluvial soils of central and western Bekaa Valley. Lebanon has a complex landform consisting of sloping and steep lands.
Detailed explanation-2: -The country is heavily dominated by limestone, sandstone, other sedimentary rocks, and basalt, defined by its tectonic history. In Lebanon, 70% of exposed rocks are limestone karst.
Detailed explanation-3: -Its Western name Anti-Lebanon comes from the Greek and Latin Antilibanus, derived from its position opposite (anti-) and parallel to the Mount Lebanon range (Libanus).
Detailed explanation-4: -Lebanon is the only country in the region of the middle east that does not has any desert. The place has traditionally been an important commercial hub for the Middle East. Lebanon is also known as Pearl of the Middle East.