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Beirut V (Nahr Beirut, Beirut River) was discovered by Dillenseger and said to be in an orchard of mulberry trees on the left bank of the river, near the river mouth, and to be close to the railway station and bridge to Tripoli. Levallois flints and bones and similar surface material were found amongst brecciated deposits. [9]
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.
Green Line established between mainly Muslim factions in West Beirut and the Christian Lebanese Front in East Beirut. Centre for Arab Unity Studies founded. [15] 1976 – al-Murābiṭ newspaper begins publication. [3] 1977 – Mitri El Nammar takes office as Governor of Beirut. 1978 – Syrian siege of Achrafiyeh, the main Christian district ...
The PLO moved its primary base of operations to Beirut in the early 1970s, after Black September in Jordan.The presence of Palestinian forces was one of the main reasons that led to a conflict in Lebanon in 1975–1976 which ended with the occupation of Lebanon by peacekeeping forces (the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon). [2]
The flag of Beirut features an open book with the motto "Berytus Nutrix Legum" (Beirut, Mother of Laws) on one side and its Arabic translation "بيروت أم الشرائع" on the other. The law school of Beirut supplied the Roman Empire, especially its eastern provinces, with lawyers and magistrates for three centuries until the school's ...
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]
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 ...
The Albanians occupied Beirut until late January or early February 1774, [32] though it remains unclear whether they received the balance of the tribute due. [ n 4 ] According to French consular reports from Sidon, the occupiers kept the Russian flag raised over Beirut, along with a large portrait of Catherine the Great over the town's main ...