looking to update my lebanese citizenship?

mar7aba! I am a daughter of Lebanese immigrants who moved to the west to escape the war. When I was a kid, I used to go to Lebanon every summer and overall I always felt like I am more Lebanese then Western. Now that I am married & moved out, I am looking to establish my own life in Lebanon, without relying on my parents to take me every summer as they stopped visiting as often.

I want to be able to establish my life in Lebanon, I can not move there yet, but I want to start visiting every summer again. The problem is - I don't know where to start. I have a Lebanese citizenship card, but it has not been updated since I was born (it doesn't even have a photo on it). I am assuming I would start there, updating that, but I don't even know how to do that.

Anyone in the same boat as me? How did you do it? Any tips?

My end goal is to buy a home in Lebanon so when I have kids in the future I can keep bringing them and giving them the beautiful childhood I had in Lebanon.

I am assuming I would update my citizenship card, open a bank account, what else would you recommend? Shukran for all your help :)
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Visiting Lebanon to trace my Lebanese ancestry (Bsharri, El Mina)

Hi! I will be making my first trip to Lebanon in a few days, after doing about a year of research into my grandfather's background. For reference, he was a Lebanese-Australian but his parents never taught him Arabic and he unfortunately never got the chance to visit.

My grandfather's paternal lineage was from Bsharri and his maternal lineage was from El Mina. Both parents were Maronites.

The Bsharri families he descends from are: Rahme, Kayrouz, Arida, Diab, Rafoul and Gibran
The El Mina families he descends from are: Sarkis and Hashem

I am very curious to see if I can find any birth/marriage/death records. Do the Maronite parishes keep these records from before 1920?

My family has not really had any ties to the country (cousins, contacts) since the 90s, so I won't have anyone to meet. If anyone knows about these towns, families or has advice, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks!
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List of Free Resources for Lebanese Students

All the sources below are free and do not require any school enrollment to access.

Creating this list because some students are still waiting for enrollment, with others unable to attend for various reasons. If someone can expand to this list and share to other platforms as well.

1-5: Formal education platforms for the Lebanese Public Curriculum.

6-10: General.

1. Madristi: Brought by the Ministry of Education and CRDP, has lessons from Kindergarten to Grade 12 in English and French options. Content can be downloaded for offline viewing. App + Website. (If the app sign in does not work create an account on the site with your email).

2. CRDP-Ebooks App: Download books for KG1 to Grade 12, guest login requires 0 information. And the known CRDP website for past papers.

3. Call and Learn: WhatsApp and Call available for questions and one-on-one lessons. 8 subjects are available from KG to Grade 9.

4. Mawaridy: Long-form tutorials (some on YouTube) by lecturers. Could include more lessons. Website.

5. Tabshoura: Interactive lessons and quizzes for math and scientific subjects + 3 languages. Very consistent in having all (or most) chapters available. Integrated with Mawaridy. App + Website.

6. Openstax: Direct pdf download of 1,000+ page reference books from pre-algebra to statistics. Mostly useful for math, other subjects are available.

7. Geogebra: Graphing and 3D calculator with all features necessary for 12LS/GS math.

8. Photomath: Step by step solutions for algebra and calculus problems that you scan with your camera, free app.

9. Mathway: Chemistry, Physics, and Math Solver to double check AI answers. (The free version only includes final answers).

10. [Khan Academy:](https://w...
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Our modern banknotes are So boring! 😢 This is what we had before - the 1945 100 Livres “Carpet Note” - PMG 64 Specimen & PMG 25

From my collection. One PMG 64 Specimen and one PMG 25 comment free issued note. These 'carpet notes' dubbed for their intricate and ornate design, were counterfeited at the time, with over 1,000 forgeries discovered in 1952, leading to their withdrawal from circulation.
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