Which countries border Lebanon?
Lebanon shares a land border with two countries: Israel and Syria. That is more than 17 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Lebanon and its neighbours on a map
Lebanon is shown in green and its two neighbours in blue. Click a neighbour to see the countries that border it.
- Lebanon
- Land neighbours
Every neighbour of Lebanon
Two borders away
These five countries border a neighbour of Lebanon but not Lebanon itself, so you cross exactly two borders to reach them by land.
Think you know your neighbours?
Border Chain gives you two countries and you connect them by naming neighbours, one border at a time. A new puzzle every day.
How far are you from Lebanon?
On a phone this uses GPS. The calculator shows the straight-line distance to the nearest country border from where you are.
Questions
Which countries border Lebanon?
Lebanon shares a land border with two countries: Israel and Syria.
How many countries border Lebanon?
Two. That is more than 17 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Which countries are two borders away from Lebanon?
Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Palestine and Turkey. Each one borders a neighbour of Lebanon without touching Lebanon itself.
Are borders across the sea counted?
No. Only land borders count. Countries that face Lebanon across water are not listed here, and neither are borders of overseas territories far from the mainland. This is the same list the Border Chain game plays with.
Countries with the most neighbours
Land borders as used by the Border Chain game, checked October 8, 2026. Country outlines from Natural Earth.