Beirut
Beirut is the capital of Lebanon. It is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities of the world. It is on a hilly promontory on the eastern Mediterranean surrounded to the east by the snow-capped mountains of Lebanon. Before the civil war it was a cultural center of the Arab World, a major international financial, banking and media center and was called the Switzerland of the Middle East. It was called the Paris of the Middle East.
Beirut
بيروت Beyrouth | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Seal | |
| Motto(s): BERYTUS NUTRIX LEGUM (Latin) | |
  Beirut Location in Lebanon. The surrounding district can be seen on the map. | |
| Coordinates: 33°53′13″N 35°30′47″E | |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Governorate | Beirut, Capital City |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bilal Hamad |
| Area | |
| • City | 20 km2 (8 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 100 km2 (40 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 200 km2 (80 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • City | 361,366 (UN)[1] |
| • Urban | 1,900,000 |
| • Metro | 2,250,000 ~ 3,000,000 |
| Time zone | +2 |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
| Website | City of Beirut |
Gallery
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Sunset in Beirut, Lebanon
View from bickfaya, Beirut, Lebanon
Beirut Downtown, Lebanon
References
- Linda Jones Hall, Roman Berytus: Beirut in Late Antiquity, 2004.
- Samir Kassir, Histoire de Beyrouth, Fayard 2003.
- Richard Talbert, Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World, (ISBN 0-691-03169-X), p. 69.
Other websites
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Beirut.
- Official website of Beirut Archived 2011-02-26 at the Wayback Machine
- Downtown Beirut Archived 2018-01-05 at the Wayback Machine
- Discover Lebanon - Beirut photos and images, virtual tour, Allenby street, parliament, museum
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