evidence: The narrow and discontinuous coastal plain along the Mediterranean Sea features both sandy bays and rocky beaches. [...] Lebanon (officially, Lebanese Republic) is divided into 8 governorates (mohafazat sing. mohafazah). In alphabetical order, these governorates are: Aakkar, Baalbek-Hermel, Beyrouth (Beirut), Beqaa (Bekaa), Mont-Liban (Mount Lebanon), Nabatiye, Liban-Nord (North Lebanon) and Liban-Sud (South Lebanon). Except the governorates of Beirut and Akkar, the rest 6 governorates are subdivided into districts (Aqdya sing. qadaa) and further smaller subdivisions. [...] Lebanon is a small Middle East nation situated on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea in Western Asia. It is located in Northern and Eastern hemispheres of the Earth. Lebanon borders has land borders with two countries. It is bounded in the northern and eastern parts by Syria; in the southern part by Israel; in the western part by the Mediterranean Sea. The country shares its maritime borders with Cyprus.