Lebanon
Lebanon is one of the 193 UN member states, in Western Asia. UN Tourism counted 1.9 million international arrivals there in 2019, rarer than 54% of the 199 places with figures, so its stamp in Globestamp is printed in Hologram.
- International arrivals
- 1.9 millionin 2019, UN Tourism
- Rank by visitors
- 107th of 199most visited first
- Stamp finish
- Hologramrarer than 54%
- Area
- 10,007 km² (3,864 sq mi)
- Population
- 6.9 millionNatural Earth estimate
- Provinces
- 6in Globestamp’s regions layer
- Airports
- 1with scheduled flights
- World Heritage Sites
- 7on Globestamp’s list
Does Lebanon count as a country?
Yes. Lebanon is one of the 193 UN member states, so every common list counts it: the UN’s 193, Globestamp’s 250 and the Travelers’ Century Club’s 330.
| List | Counts Lebanon? |
|---|---|
| UN member states (193) | Yes, a member |
| Globestamp’s countries and territories (250) | Yes |
| Travelers’ Century Club (330) | Yes, as Lebanon |
| European Union | No |
| Schengen area | No |
The Lebanon stamp
Every country in Globestamp has its own stamp, drawn after a real entry stamp. Its finish shows how few travelers get there. Lebanon’s is Hologram: cracked ice, a mosaic of small mirrors, the finish for places with 500,000 to 2 million visitors a year. With 1.9 million international arrivals in 2019, Lebanon is rarer than 54% of the 199 places with figures. See every stamp on the stamp wall, or the rarest on the least-visited countries.
What counts as a visit to Lebanon
The common rule among travelers is that you set foot there: an airport layover usually doesn’t count, and a port where you went ashore does. Globestamp counts Lebanon when one of your photos was taken on its ground, or just off its coast; a photo taken from a plane never counts. With a single airport with scheduled flights (Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport, BEY), photos only at the airport make a transit stamp, counted only if you count layovers. Read more in how to count the countries you’ve visited.
Places in Lebanon you can collect
Under the country itself, Globestamp keeps layers of places on your globe, and a photo taken at one ticks it. These are the ones it knows in Lebanon, from 7 World Heritage Sites.
World Heritage Sites 7
Baalbek (1984) · Byblos (1984) · Anjar (1984) · Rachid Karami International Fair (2023) · Mount Amel Castles (2026) · Tyre (1984) · Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab) (1998). On the bucket list →
Ski resorts 5
Cedars of God · Mzaar Kfardebian · Laqlouq · Faqra · Zaarour. On the bucket list →
Largest cities
| City | People (urban area) |
|---|---|
| Beirut | 1,846,000 |
| Ṭarābulus | 530,000 |
| Saida | 173,894 |
| Nabatiye et Tahta | 80,000 |
| Zahlé | 78,145 |
Airports
Lebanon has 1 airport with scheduled flights. Each is a dot on Globestamp’s airports layer, and every flight you log adds to how far you’ve flown (try the flight distance calculator).
6 provinces to fill in
Globestamp goes deeper than countries: its regions layer splits Lebanon into 6 provinces (Natural Earth’s first-level divisions), and each one fills in when a photo was taken there.
All 6
Beirut · Beqaa · Mount Lebanon · Nabatieh · North · South
Questions people ask
Is Lebanon a country?
Yes. Lebanon is one of the 193 UN member states, so every common list counts it: the UN’s 193, Globestamp’s 250 and the Travelers’ Century Club’s 330.
How many tourists visit Lebanon a year?
UN Tourism (via the World Bank) counted 1,936,000 international arrivals in Lebanon in 2019, the 107th most of the 199 places with figures. Countries count arrivals in different ways (some include day-trippers and cruise passengers), so treat it as a rough rank rather than an exact number of tourists.
How rare is a Lebanon stamp in Globestamp?
It is printed in Hologram, the finish for places with 500,000 to 2 million visitors a year, rarer than 54% of the places with figures. The fewer travelers a place receives, the rarer its finish, from plain Ink to Mythic.
Does Lebanon count for the Travelers’ Century Club?
Yes. The Travelers’ Century Club counts it as “Lebanon”, one of its 330 destinations.
Places as rare as Lebanon
Near Lebanon
Sources
- Countries, cities and regions: Natural Earth 10m admin-0 (public domain); lists as of October 2026.
- Visitors: UN Tourism via the World Bank, ST.INT.ARVL (International tourism, number of arrivals), CC BY 4.0, data updated 2026-10-08. Each country's latest year before 2020. Countries count visitors differently; use as a rough rank.
- World Heritage Sites, parks, landmarks and the bucket-list places: Wikidata (CC0), as compiled in the app, October 2026.
- Airports: OurAirports (public domain), airports with scheduled service.
- Travelers’ Century Club: the club’s list of 330 destinations, as of January 2022.