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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 fourth-largest city in the Levant region and the sixteenth-largest in the Arab world.
The Beirut Central District is the historical and geographical core of Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. Also called downtown Beirut, [2] it has been described as the “vibrant financial, commercial, and administrative hub of the country.” [3] It is thousands of years old, with a traditional focus of business, finance, culture, and leisure. [4]
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City Region Population Beirut: Beirut Governorate: 2,402,485 Tripoli: North Governorate: 229,398 Sidon: South Governorate: 163,554 Baalbek: Baalbek-Hermel Governorate
Greater Beirut geographically stretches south to the Damour River in the Chouf District until it reaches the "Nahr al-Kalb" river in the Keserwan District in the north. It also comprises many towns and cities in the mountains in the Aley District , Baabda District and Metn District Districts, most notably being the cities of Baabda , Aley ...
Beirut is the country's capital and largest city. Human habitation in Lebanon dates to 5000 BC. [ 12 ] From 3200 to 539 BC, it was part of Phoenicia , a maritime civilization that spanned the Mediterranean Basin . [ 13 ]
Beirut Arab University (BAU) Haigazian University (HU) Université Saint-Esprit de Kaslik (USEK) Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth (USJ) Hariri Canadian University (HCU) Lebanese University (LU) Lebanese American University (LAU) Lebanese International University (LIU) Middle East Canadian Academy of Technology (MECAT) Beirut Art Studio ...
A CIA map of neighborhoods in Beirut in 1986, which also shows the Green Line Green Line, Beirut, 1982. The Green Line (Arabic: الخط الأخضر) was a line of demarcation in Beirut, Lebanon, during the Lebanese Civil War from 1975 to 1990.