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 of Beirut
Official seal of Beirut
Motto(s): 
BERYTUS NUTRIX LEGUM (Latin)
Beirut is located in Lebanon
Beirut
Beirut
Location in Lebanon. The surrounding district can be seen on the map.
Coordinates: 33°53′13″N 35°30′47″E
CountryLebanon
GovernorateBeirut, Capital City
Government
  MayorBilal Hamad
Area
  City20 km2 (8 sq mi)
  Urban
100 km2 (40 sq mi)
  Metro
200 km2 (80 sq mi)
Population
  City361,366 (UN)[1]
  Urban
1,900,000
  Metro
2,250,000 ~ 3,000,000
Time zone+2
  Summer (DST)+3
WebsiteCity of Beirut

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.

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