User:Mrob84084/Sandbox/Gazetteers/Lebanon

Online Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places
 * World Gazetteers at Archive.org
 * Biggest Cities In Lebanon at WorldAtlas
 * Centre des Archives Nationales (Lebanon) at Wikipedia
 * Cities and towns in Lebanon at Wikipedia
 * Demographics of Lebanon at Wikipedia
 * Directory of Cities, Towns, and Regions in Lebanon at FallingRain
 * Facts and figures about Lebanon at Places in the world
 * Gazetteer - Index of places Lebanon at Places in the world
 * Lebanon - 10 Largest Cities at GeoNames
 * Lebanon Cities Database at SimpleMaps
 * Lebanon Factbook at CIA The World Factbook
 * Lebanon: Governorates, Districts, Cities, Urban Localities at City Population
 * Lebanon - Mosque Directory at Maps.me
 * List of Lebanon Locations at GeoNames
 * Maps Of Lebanon at WorldAtlas
 * Outline of Lebanon at Wikipedia
 * Religion in Lebanon at Wikipedia
 * Religious Beliefs In Lebanon at WorldAtlas
 * Rivers of Lebanon at Wikipedia
 * Schools in Lebanon at Wikipedia
 * Universities in Lebanon at Wikipedia

Print Only Gazetteers

 * Muʿjam asmāʼ ʼal-mudun wa-al-qurá ʼalLubnaniyah wa-tafsīr maʿanīhā : dirāsat lughawiyah Anīs Furayhah, Maktabat Lubnān, Beirut, Lebanon, 1972
 * Official standard names for Lebanon: approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names United States Board on Geographic Names, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, D.C., 1970

Why Use Gazetteers
A gazetteer is a dictionary of place-names. Gazetteers list or describe towns and villages, parishes, states, populations, rivers and mountains, and other geographical features. They usually include only the names of places that existed at the time the gazetteer was published. Within a specific geographical area, the place-names are listed in alphabetical order, similar to a dictionary. You can use a gazetteer to locate the places where your family lived and to determine the civil and religious jurisdictions over those places.

There are many places within a country with similar or identical place-names. You will need to use a gazetteer to identify the specific town where your ancestor lived, the state the town was or is in, and the jurisdictions where records about the person was kept.

Gazetteer Contents
Gazetteers may also provide additional information about towns, such as:
 * Different religious denominations
 * Schools, colleges, and universities
 * Major manufacturers, canals, docks, and railroad stations
 * The population size.
 * Boundaries of civil jurisdiction.
 * Ecclesiastical jurisdiction(s)
 * Longitude and latitude.
 * Distances and direction from other from cities.
 * Schools, colleges, and universities.
 * Denominations and number of churches.
 * Historical and biographical information on some individuals (usually high-ranking or famous individuals)