Lebanon :)

Lebanon is a sovereign state in Asia. It is bordered by Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south. Lebanon's location at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian hinterland facilitated its rich history and shaped a cultural identity of religious and ethnic diversity.

The earliest evidence of civilization in Lebanon dates back more than seven thousand years, predating recorded history. Lebanon was the home of the Canaanites/Phoenicians and their kingdom, a maritime culture that flourished for over a thousand years (c. 1550–539 BC). In 64 BC, the region came under the rule of the Roman Empire, and eventually became one of the Empire's leading centers of Christianity.

The region eventually came under the rule of the Ottoman Empire from 1516 to 1918.  G

Lebanon was referred to as the "Switzerland of the East" during the 1960s and its capital Beirut attracted so many tourists that it was known as "the Paris of the Middle East".