adnan mansour, the former foreign minister of lebanon . get to know lebanon a little more here. the history of lebanon goes back to 5 thousand years bc. the current lebanon was located in the land of babylon, which was considered one of the oldest human societies. lebanon was the host of the fanghis who lived on the mediterranean coast. after babylon was captured by king cyrus of iran, that land was ruled by iranians for two centuries. but iskander moghadami in the war with the troops. iranians were able to win and make the city of sur the capital of the fanqis. lebanon for many centuries under the protection of persians, macedonians there were romans, byzantines, arabs, crusaders and ottomans. lebanon was under ottoman rule for 400 years, in an area called greater syria. in 1916, these areas became a part of french sovereignty. after the first world war, syria and present-day lebanon came under french rule. on september 1, 1926, france formed the republic of lebanon . this republic was a separate part of syria and was dominated by the french. during world war ii, britain sent t