Beirut (/ b eɪ ˈ r uː t / ⓘ bay-ROOT; [4] Arabic: بيروت, romanized: Bayrūt ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of Lebanon.As of 2014, Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, just under half of Lebanon's population, [5] which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region and the sixteenth-largest in the Arab world.The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint of ...

This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. 2020 Beirut explosion Aftermath of the explosion, with the destroyed grain silos to the left and the flooded blast crater to the right. Date 4 August 2020 (2020-08-04) Time 18:08:18 EEST (UTC+03:00) Venue Port of Beirut Location Beirut, Lebanon Coordinates 33°54′05″N 35°31′09″E ...

Beiroet is het commerciële, bancaire, financiële en educatieve centrum van de regio, met eenentwintig universiteiten waaronder de Amerikaanse Universiteit van Beiroet en de Université Saint-Joseph.

Mar 5, 2025 · Beirut, capital, chief port, and largest city of Lebanon.It is located on the Mediterranean coast at the foot of the Lebanon Mountains.. Beirut is a city of baffling contradictions whose character blends the sophisticated and cosmopolitan with the provincial and parochial.Before 1975 Beirut was widely considered the most thoroughly Westernized city in the Arab Middle East; after that, however ...

The Haret Hreik suburb of Dahieh in 2009. Dahieh (Arabic: الضاحية الجنوبية, lit. 'the southern suburb', French: Banlieue Sud de Beyrouth, Dâhiye de Beyrouth) is a predominantly Shia Muslim suburb in the south of Beirut, in the Baabda District of Lebanon.It has a minority of Sunni Muslims, Christians, and a Palestinian refugee camp with 20,000 inhabitants.

If you’re looking for the real East-meets-West so talked about in the Middle East, you need look no further than Beirut. Fast-paced, fashion-conscious and overwhelmingly friendly, it's not a relaxing city to spend time in – it's too crowded, polluted and chaotic for that – but its energy, soul, diversity and intoxicating atmosphere make it a vital, addictive city.

Feb 24, 2025 · Beirut - Mediterranean, Capital, Reconstruction: Beirut was occupied by the Allies at the end of World War I, and the city was established by the French mandatory authorities in 1920 as the capital of the State of Greater Lebanon, which in 1926 became the Lebanese Republic. The Muslims of Beirut resented the inclusion of the city in a Christian-dominated Lebanon and declared loyalty to a ...

Jul 25, 2024 · Budget local eatery – Restaurant Le Chef – Always frequented by both local workers and businessmen, the restaurant Le Chef serves a large variety of local home-made dishes that changes every day. If available, you must try syadye, a rice-based dish with fish and almonds.. Nice Lebanese restaurant – Bayt em Nazih – On the second floor of Hamra Urban Gardens, there’s an excellent ...

Sep 25, 2022 · Beirut (Arabic: بيروت‎, French: Beyrouth) is the capital city of Lebanon with a population of approximately 2.1 million people in its metropolitan area. The city is on a relatively small headland jutting into the east Mediterranean. It is by far the biggest city in Lebanon. Due to Lebanon's small size the capital has always held the status as the only true cosmopolitan city in …

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