BEIRUT / DAMASCUS
  ( 31750 bytes )

STS059-0225-0037 

  Date Taken: 18-Apr-1994        Time Taken: 08:37:27
  Latitude: 34         Longitude: 35.5          Altitude: 113
  Look Dir: W          CameraTilt: LO
  Clouds: 0 %


 BEIRUT/HAIFA
 ( 38127 bytes ) 

STS41G-0049-0040 

  Date Taken: 13-Oct-1984        Time Taken: 08:54:33
  Latitude: 33.5         Longitude: 35.5              CameraTilt: NV
  Clouds: 1 %


BEIRUT/LEBANON MOUNTAINS
( 50219 bytes ) 

STS41G-0036-0028 

  Date Taken:  6-Oct-1984        Time Taken: 11:59:06
  Latitude: 33.5         Longitude: 35.5          Altitude: 194
  Look Dir: E          CameraTilt: NV
  Clouds: 0 %


 BEIRUT/LEBANON MOUNTAINS
 ( 43346 bytes ) 

STS41G-0036-0027 

  Date Taken:  6-Oct-1984        Time Taken: 11:59:03
  Latitude: 33.5         Longitude: 35.5          Altitude: 194
  Look Dir: E          CameraTilt: NV
  Clouds: 0 %


 LEBANON MOUNTAINS
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STS41G-0036-0029 

  Date Taken:  6-Oct-1984        Time Taken: 11:59:10
  Latitude: 33.5         Longitude: 36          Altitude: 194
  Look Dir: NE          CameraTilt: NV
  Clouds: 0 %

Image from Apollo-Soyuz

A very striking view to the southwest of the Levant.
Visible is all of Lebanon and portions of Syria, Jordan, Egypt, and Israel. Notable coastal places from lower right to upper left include Latakia, Tripoli, Beirut, Tyre, Haifa, Tel-Aviv, and Gaza. In the interior, one can locate such places of importance as Damascus, the Sea of Galilee, the Jordan River, Nazareth, Amman, Jerusalem, the Dead Sea, and Beersheba. 19 July 1975. (AST-9-564)
From: http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-4209/photo.htm