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The Lebanese-Syrian border is approximately 365 km long. Ever since achieving independence after World War II, no formal boundaries have been established separating the two states. There are approximately 72 crossing points between Syria and Lebanon, only four of which are official.
Masna‘a is the main crossing point at the eastern border and is the most important point for cross-border traffic from Beirut to Damascus. The distance between the checkpoint and the actual border is 8 kilometres. Lebanese officials estimate that 3,000 individuals are living in villages situated in the no-man’s land of the border region.
The controversially porous borders have been a subject of great concern internationally. In 2007, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon dispatched the United Nations' Independent Border Assessment Team to inspect and assess the Syrian-Lebanese border with the intention of verifying the allegations of arms and persons smuggling into Lebanon.
In May 2010 two issues were still pending for Security Council discussion; one concerns Security Council failure to discuss the recent reports of ‘Lebanon Independent Border Assessment Team', and the other refers to UN-mandated assistance to help Lebanon regain the land illegally occupied by Israel, as laid out in Resolution 1701.
2009 Lebanon-Syria Border Report - London Photographic Association Series Winners and finalists Landscape
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The Lebanese-Syrian border is approximately 365 km long. Ever since achieving independence after World War II, no formal boundaries have been established separating the two states. There are approximately 72 crossing points between Syria and Lebanon, only four of which are official.
Masna‘a is the main crossing point at the eastern border and is the most important point for cross-border traffic from Beirut to Damascus. The distance between the checkpoint and the actual border is 8 kilometres. Lebanese officials estimate that 3,000 individuals are living in villages situated in the no-man’s land of the border region.
The controversially porous borders have been a subject of great concern internationally. In 2007, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon dispatched the United Nations' Independent Border Assessment Team to inspect and assess the Syrian-Lebanese border with the intention of verifying the allegations of arms and persons smuggling into Lebanon.
In May 2010 two issues were still pending for Security Council discussion; one concerns Security Council failure to discuss the recent reports of ‘Lebanon Independent Border Assessment Team', and the other refers to UN-mandated assistance to help Lebanon regain the land illegally occupied by Israel, as laid out in Resolution 1701.
2009 Lebanon-Syria Border Report - London Photographic Association Series Winners and finalists Landscape