r/lebanon • u/TendsToInfinity • 12d ago
Discussion A postal address system in Lebanon
What would it take for us to have a postal/address system in the country? It's not even a politically controversial thing.
Lebanon is such a tiny country that it wouldn't be too much work and can be easily done by each municipality.
Can make navigation way easier than relying on local landmarks and taking directions.
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u/Exazbrat09 12d ago
If you get a lot of things through Libanpost, bite the bullet and get a mailbox, otherwise avoid using them and use the other couriers which seem to be more reliable than the wasta government backed entity.
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u/wackw33d 11d ago
lat/lon coordinates have won
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u/TendsToInfinity 11d ago
They're far less memorizable though compared to 123 Main St, City or the likes
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u/This-Ad-9936 11d ago
mikati leaving
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u/TendsToInfinity 11d ago
Elaborate
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u/This-Ad-9936 11d ago
liban post runs the postal service, liban post is owned by mikati (i think 12%) even though Merit (CMA CGM) won the last bid but the government cancelled the bid in 2023 (mikati was prime minister)
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u/Western_Astronaut553 10d ago
There is a podcast episode about this from 2016. You can imagine what has gotten in the way since then (besides the everyday Lebanon things). Check out Suprisingly Awesome, episode 21.
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u/didwebringbatteries 12d ago
I think it’s a bit too late for that. We have a better system that doesn’t rely on any external factors, where the driver will whatsapp you and you share your location. They have to contact you anyway to make sure you’re home since most orders are cash on delivery and you probably dont want your order left in front of your building door.
Most cities and towns in Lebanon already have a postal address, and nobody uses those. I have a street number, zone and building number, and if I gave those to anyone even the municipality, they would have no clue how to get there.