Of the 117 water cascades in Lebanon that are officially designated as waterfalls, 37 have changed names once, 21 twice, 17 thrice, five of them four times. Of the five, better-known today as “the fickle five,” one was named and renamed after Arab political leaders; Of the 17, one was named and renamed after Cold-War-era Soviet-bloc leaders; Of the 21, one was named and renamed after Western leaders; and of the 37, one was named and renamed after non-aligned movement leaders.

Here, I present four waterfalls with their past and present namesakes.