Ministry of National Defense (Lebanon)

Lebanese Republic
Ministry of National Defense
وزارة الدفاع الوطني
Agency overview
JurisdictionGovernment of Lebanon
HeadquartersYarze, Baabda, Mount Lebanon Lebanon
33°50′29″N 35°33′10″E / 33.84139°N 35.55278°E / 33.84139; 35.55278
Agency executives
WebsiteOfficial website

The Ministry of National Defense (Arabic: وزارة الدفاع الوطني Wizārat al-Difāʾ al-Waṭanī) is Lebanon's service section for the Lebanese Armed Forces. The Ministry is located in Yarzeh, Baabda District, Mount Lebanon.[1] The building which is considered the biggest Ministry building in Lebanon was designed by the French architect André Wogenscky in 1968.[2] The ministry building also houses the Lebanese Military Museum.

  1. ^ "Address." [sic] Ministry of National Defense. Retrieved on 3 March 2013. "Ministry of Defense Lebanese Armed Forces Yarzeh, Lebanon" - Arabic Archived 2013-03-02 at the Wayback Machine: "وزارة الدفاع الوطني الجيش اللبناني اليرزة، لبنان" - French Archived 2013-01-17 at the Wayback Machine: "Ministère de la Défense Nationale l’Armée Libanaise Yarzé, Liban"
  2. ^ Postiglione, Gennaro (2004). One Hundred Houses. Taschen. ISBN 978-3-8228-6312-1.

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