Lebanon had traditionally been seen by Syria as part of Greater Syria: under the Ottoman Empire, Lebanon and Syria were included within one administrative entity.
كان ينظر إلى لبنان تقليديا من قبل سوريا كجزء من سوريا الكبرى: في ظل الدولة العثمانية، أدرج لبنان وسوريا في كيان إداري واحد.