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)
• 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

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  View from bickfaya, Beirut, Lebanon

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  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

• 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