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It’s September 1. 106 years ago, General Gouraud proclaimed the birth of Greater Lebanon from the porch of the Pine Residence in Beirut.
From the collapse of the Ottoman Empire to the Sykes-Picot Accords, to the connection of the Bekaa, Akkar and coastal ports — how Lebanon was born as we know it today.
A feast celebrated fervently for decades… before disappearing shortly after the civil war.
Archives: Albert Kahn Museum (1919-1920)
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