The Litani River (Arabic: نهر الليطاني, romanized: Nahr al-Līṭānī), the classical Leontes (Ancient Greek: Λεόντης, romanized: Leóntes, lit. 'lion river')...
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free dictionary. Litani may refer to: Litani River (Nahr al-Līţānī; from Greek: Λέοντες Leontes), a river in Lebanon Battle of the Litani River (1941) 1978...
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The Battle of the Litani River (9 June 1941) took place on the advance to Beirut during the Syria-Lebanon campaign of the Second World War. The Australian...
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1978 South Lebanon conflict (redirect from Litani Operation)
of Lebanon and codenamed Operation Litani by Israel, began when Israel invaded southern Lebanon up to the Litani River in March 1978. It was in response...
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Lake Qaraoun (redirect from Lake Litani)
rockfill dam (the largest dam in Lebanon) in the middle reaches of the Litani River (longest river in Lebanon). The reservoir has been used for hydropower...
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The Litani or Itany is a river which forms part of the boundary between Suriname and French Guiana. It is a tributary, or the upper course, of the Maroni...
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Litani (Hebrew: דני ליטני [ˈdani liˈtani]; born 30 June 1943) is an Israeli singer-songwriter, composer, actor and voice actor. Born in Haifa, Litani...
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down on its prey. Shaldag carried out several missions during Operation Litani of 1978. One of its last missions was reconnaissance near Hasbaya. The unit...
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The Litani River Dam (el Wauroun Dam, Qaraoun Dam, or Albert Naqash Dam) was initiated in 1959 (construction completed in the 1960s), and created the largest...
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Tell Neba'a Litani or Neba'a Litani is a medium size tell 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) west of Baalbek in the northern Beqaa Valley of Lebanon. I It is located...
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Operation Change of Direction 11 (redirect from 2006 Litani offensive)
Hizbullah forces in south Lebanon. The plan was to advance westwards along the Litani River from the Galilee Panhandle, combined with helicopter landings behind...
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Campaign. Mayne successfully led a section of men during the Battle of the Litani River in Lebanon against Vichy French Forces. The operation was commanded...
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Mount Carmel-Mount Gilboa ridge and south of the east–west section of the Litani River. It extends from the Israeli coastal plain and the shores of the Mediterranean...
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should disarm, applied to the whole of Lebanon, not just areas south of the Litani river. Boulos holds Lebanese, Nigerian, French and American citizenship...
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set to last 60 days, required Hezbollah to move its fighters north of the Litani River, approximately 30 kilometers from the Israeli border, while Israel...
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Southern Lebanon, and Hezbollah must withdraw its forces to north of the Litani River. A five-country monitoring panel, led by the United States, will oversee...
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Shayetet 3 (section Operation Litani)
The Missile Ship Fleet, officially called Shayetet 3, is the main surface combat force of the Israeli Navy. The fleet was established in 1967 and includes...
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Mediterranean, part of the wider region of the Levant, going south as far as the Litani River. In archaeology, the Northern Levant can be defined as the northern...
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or Yatar Zibdine Zibqin Abou Assouad River Awali River El Zahrani River Litani River Saitaniq River Kasmieh River Blue Line (Lebanon) Beaufort Castle Palestinian...
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Gaza) is about 34° 15' E. longitude, and its northwest point (mouth of the Liṭani) is at 35° 15' E. longitude, while the course of the Jordan reaches 35°...
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between the main subregions of the Levant, the northern and the southern: The Litani River marks the division between the Northern Levant and the Southern Levant...
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بَعْلَبَكّ, romanized: Baʿlabakk; Syriac: ܒܥܠܒܟ) is a city located east of the Litani River in Lebanon's Beqaa Valley, about 67 km (42 mi) northeast of Beirut...
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Jordan. The violence between Israel and the PLO peaked during Operation Litani in 1978, provoked by the Coastal Road Massacre which was carried out by...
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been revised as a result of the lessons of the Yom Kippur War, Operation Litani and other operations. Paratroopers fought in every sector of the war against...
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sought would contain the east bank of the Jordan River and extend from the Litani River (in present-day Lebanon). Weizmann's strategy involved incrementally...
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Environment of Lebanon (section Litani River Authority)
foreign agencies, and include the Greater Beirut Water Supply Project and the Litani River Authority. A large number of environmental non-government organizations...
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Shebaa Farms (section Operation Litani)
longer able to farm it. In 1978 Israel invaded southern Lebanon in Operation Litani. The UN Security Council passed Resolution 425, calling on Israel "to withdraw...
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soldiers were killed. After the 2006 Lebanon War the LAF deployed south of the Litani River for the first time since 1968 to enforce Security Council Resolution...
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known as the Lawa, and close to its source it is known as the Litani. The total length of Litani, Lawa and Maroni is 612 km (380 mi). There are two nature...
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the withdrawal of Hezbollah and other forces from Lebanon south of the Litani, the disarmament of Hezbollah and other armed groups, and the withdrawal...
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