Beirut
capital and largest city of Lebanon From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Beirut is the capital of Lebanon. It is one of the richest and 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. 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.
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Beirut
بيروت | |
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Beirut Skyline | |
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 Beirut | |
| Coordinates: 33°53′13.0″N 35°30′47.0″E | |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Governorate | Beirut |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jamal Itani |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.60 km2 (7.57 sq mi) |
| Population (December 31, 2017) | |
| • Total | 433,249 |
| • Density | 22,105/km2 (57,250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| Website | Official website |
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Sunset in Beirut, Lebanon
View from bickfaya, Beirut, Lebanon
Beirut Downtown, Lebanon
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