OSINT of Lebanon
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Entry #9 OSINT Series
Open Data
Open Data Lebanon - Open Data Lebanon is a platform that gathers datasets, documents and files about Lebanon from already available governmental and non-governmental sources.
Central Administration of Statistics (CAS) - Provides statistical reports that can give context for business sectors, population, and regions.
Open Map Lebanon - Aggregates and shares diverse GIS and socio-economic datasets to support crisis relief, energy planning, and urban reconstruction in Lebanon.
Humanitarian Data Exchange (HDX) - Lebanon - provides access to roughly 190–197 datasets (depending on filters) curated by ~47 humanitarian organizations.
Data.gov Lebanon - A variety of federal geospatial and scientific datasets related to Lebanon
The IMPACT Open Data - Data generated on different levels of the public sector, including ministries and municipalities.
YASA (Youth Association for Social Awareness) - Collects accident reports with location metadata, useful for understanding traffic patterns and vehicle risks.
Company Registries and Listings
Lebanon Business Directory - The directory encompasses the Lebanese adherent companies to the Chamber of Beirut & Mount Lebanon. It offers a straight navigation access to search by activity (NACE code), product, company name and relevant keywords.
5INDEX - List of companies profiles in Lebanon.
Global Database - Lebanon: Contains details for 24242 organisations and key employees located in Lebanon, and is fully searchable based on a wide range of demographic filters including business size, revenue, and industry. (Paid)
atlebanon - Lebanon business directory
Yellep - Business Directory & Search Portal in Lebanon. (Paid)
Land Records / Property
Lebanese Land Registry (الشهر العقاري) – No official online search.
Records must be requested in person at the Directorate of Land Registry and Cadastre offices.While these don’t provide official ownership records, they often have detailed property transaction history, price trends, and sometimes info on the registered owners or developers.
Vehicle Information
Vehicle ownership and registration info are managed by the Traffic Management Authority (هيئة إدارة السير). No public online database. Data is available only through formal request (e.g., legal process or via security agencies).
VIN Check Lebanon - A Lebanon VIN check is a helpful tool to get you the complete information of the used car that the seller may have withheld. A VIN, or Vehicle Identification Number, is a 17-digit code assigned to every vehicle as an identifier; no vehicle has the same VIN.
Car Details Lebanon - Android App: Verify their car plate number
(Read) Vehicle Data Leaks Lebanon
961 Plate - Lebanon Plate Numb APK (Unverified by us; potential malware risk.)
Tip: Social media marketplaces often reveal vehicles for sale along with plate numbers.
Internal Security Forces (ISF) - Daily bulletins sometimes include locations of incidents, vehicle types, plate numbers. Also, lists information about missing persons.
People Search
Facebook / Instagram / LinkedIn / X (Twitter) — Many Lebanese businesses and individuals have strong social media footprints.
Pipl (paid) — Global people search, may include Lebanese records.
Procurement / Contracts
WHOIS & Domain Info
Maps
Dataset with list of Localities (villages, known places and cities) in Lebanon
Github - Lebanon Districts D3 Map - Github
Github - Lebanon Maps: A collection of administrative maps for Lebanon for use in data projects.
Miscellaneous
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If we’ve missed any good sources, just drop us a comment or send an email to abawer@unishka.com — we’ll make sure to add them to the toolkit!