49 Facts About Beirut Lebanon

The first historical mention of Beirut Lebanon is found in the Amarna letters from the New Kingdom of Egypt, which date to the 14th century BC.

Beirut Lebanon is an important seaport for the country and region, and rated a Beta + World City by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network.

Beirut Lebanon was severely damaged by the Lebanese Civil War and the massive explosion in the Port of Beirut Lebanon.

English name Beirut Lebanon is an early transcription of the Arabic name .

Several prehistoric archaeological sites have been discovered within the urban area of Beirut Lebanon, revealing flint tools from sequential periods dating from the Middle Palaeolithic and Upper Paleolithic through the Neolithic to the Bronze Age.

Related searches

Phoenician port of Beirut Lebanon was located between Rue Foch and Rue Allenby on the north coast.

Beirut Lebanon was considered the most Roman city in the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire.

Beirut Lebanon rebuilt the city after its destruction by the Ayyubids and built the House of Ibelin palace in Beirut.

In 1291 Beirut Lebanon was captured and the Crusaders expelled by the Mamluk army of Sultan al-Ashraf Khalil.

Beirut Lebanon was controlled by local Druze emirs throughout the Ottoman period.

In 1888, Beirut Lebanon was made capital of a vilayet in Syria, including the sanjaks Latakia, Tripoli, Beirut Lebanon, Acre and Bekaa.

Seven families of Beirut Lebanon are the families who bonded among each other and made the famous historical agreement with the governor of the Syrian Coast in 1351 to protect and defend the city of Beirut Lebanon and its shores, and chase the invaders and stop their progress towards it.

Between 1989 and 1990 parts on East Beirut Lebanon were destroyed in fighting between army units loyal to General Aoun and Samir Geagea's Lebanese Forces.

Since the end of the war in 1990, the people of Lebanon have been rebuilding Beirut, whose urban agglomeration was mainly constituted during war time through an anarchic urban development stretching along the littoral corridor and its nearby heights.

The reconstruction of downtown Beirut Lebanon has been largely driven by Solidere, a development company established in 1994 by Prime Minister Rafic Hariri.

Protesters in Beirut Lebanon called on the government on 8 August 2020 for the end of the alleged negligence that resulted in the 4 August explosion.

Beirut Lebanon sits on a peninsula extending westward into the Mediterranean Sea.

Beirut Lebanon has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate characterized by mild days and nights, as its coastal location allows temperatures to be moderated by the sea.

Two of the twelve official Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon are located in the southern suburbs of Beirut: Bourj el-Barajneh and Shatila.

East Beirut Lebanon has a mainly Christian population with a small Muslim minority, while West Beirut Lebanon has a Sunni Muslim majority with small minorities of Shia, Christians and Druze.

Since the end of the civil war, East and West Beirut Lebanon have begun to see an increase in Muslims and Christians moving into each half.

Beirut Lebanon Souks are the Central District's old medieval market, recently renovated along with the original Hellenistic street grid that characterized the old souks and the area's historical landmarks along long vaulted shopping alleys and arcades.

Beirut Lebanon's economy is service-oriented with the main growth sectors being banking and tourism.

The economy of Beirut Lebanon is diverse, including publishing, banking, trade and various industries.

At the onset of the oil boom starting in the 1960s, Beirut Lebanon-based banks were the main recipients of the region's petrodollars.

Related searches

Tourism industry in Beirut has been historically important to the local economy and remains to this day to be a major source of revenue for the city, and Lebanon in general.

Badaro is one of Beirut Lebanon's most appealing neighborhoods, a lovely place to stroll during daytime and a destination for going out in the evening.

Beirut Lebanon is a destination for tourists from both the Arab world and West.

Beirut Lebanon was chosen in 2012 by Conde Nast Traveller as the best city in the Middle East, beating Tel Aviv and Dubai.

Beirut Lebanon-based Clemenceau Medical Center, affiliated with Johns Hopkins International, was ranked one of the world's top ten best hospitals for medical tourism in 2012.

Higher education throughout Beirut Lebanon is provided by universities, colleges and technical and vocational institutes.

Beirut Lebanon is home to the Lebanese American University, which is, together with many of its programs, accredited by US bodies and considered lately one of the top universities in the Middle East.

Beirut Lebanon is home to the American University of Science and Technology, University of Balamand, Ecole Superieure des Affaires, Beirut Lebanon Arab University, Haigazian University, Lebanese International University, as well as the Notre Dame University – Louaize, Universite La Sagesse .

Beirut Lebanon has private buses that are provided by the Lebanese Commuting Company.

In 2017, Beirut Lebanon introduced a bike sharing service in certain areas of the city.

Culture of Beirut Lebanon has evolved under the influence of many different peoples and civilizations, such as Greeks, Romans, Arabs, Ottoman Turks and French.

The law school in downtown Beirut Lebanon was one of the world's earliest and was considered to be a leading center of legal studies in the Eastern Roman Empire.

Beirut Lebanon hosted the Francophonie and Arab League summits in 2002, and in 2007 it hosted the ceremony for the Prix Albert Londres, which rewards outstanding francophone journalists every year.

Beirut Lebanon has been called the "party capital of the Arab world".

The Archaeological Museum of the American University of Beirut is the third oldest museum in the Middle East, exhibiting a wide range of artefacts from Lebanon and neighboring countries.

Beirut Lebanon was named the top place to visit by The New York Times in 2009, and as one of the ten liveliest cities in the world by Lonely Planet in the same year.

Beirut Lebanon came in first place regionally and 10th place internationally in a 2010 study by "EuroCost International" about the rental markets for high quality housing.

Beirut Lebanon is an international hub of highly active and diverse nightlife with bars, dance bars and nightclubs staying open well past midnight.

The 2011 MasterCard Index revealed that Beirut Lebanon had the second-highest visitor spending levels in the Middle East and Africa, totaling $6.

Beirut Lebanon was chosen in 2012 by Conde Nast Traveller as the best city in the Middle East.

Related searches

On 7 December 2014, Beirut Lebanon was selected to be among the New 7 Wonders of Cities, along with Doha, Durban, La Paz, Havana, Kuala Lumpur and Vigan.

Beirut Lebanon is a main center for the television, radio stations, newspaper, and book publishing industries.

Television stations based in Beirut include Tele Liban, LBC, OTV, MTV Lebanon, Tele Lumiere, Future TV, New TV, NBN, ANB and Saudi TV 1 on 33 UHF and MBC 1, MBC 4, MBC Action, Fox, Al Jazeera, Rotana, OSN First, OSN News, Al Yawm and Arabic Series Channel on 45 UHF.

Beirut Lebanon was the host city for the 6th Annual Games of the Jeux de la Francophonie in 2009.