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Beirut (/ b eɪ ˈ r uː t / bay-ROOT; [3] Arabic: بيروت, romanized: Bayrūt ⓘ / b eɪ ˈ r uː t /) is the capital and largest city of Lebanon.As of 2014, Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, [4] which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region and the thirteenth-largest in the Arab world.
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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
The "Shoreline Walk" is a proposes sequence of connected spaces which form part of the reconstruction of the Beirut city centre. Following the 1975–91 Civil War in Lebanon, the Beirut city centre was left devastated, Avenue des Français and the coastline had become a dumping ground, extending the land by more than 600m to the north. [14]
From 1110 to 1291, the town and Lordship of Beirut was part of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. The city was taken by Saladin in 1187 and recaptured in 1197 by Henry I of Brabant as part of the German Crusade of 1197. John of Ibelin, known as the Old Lord of Beirut, was granted the lordship of the city in 1204.
The Beit Beirut in 2011. The Museum and Urban Cultural Center of Beirut or colloquially; Bayt Beirut/Barakat (Arabic: بيت بيروت / بركات; literally "the house of Beirut/Barakat") is a venue serving as a war memorial museum and artwork showcasing center dedicated to portraying the history of Beirut, with a particular focus on the Lebanese Civil War from artistic point of views.
Gibran Khalil Gibran Garden. Horsh Beirut. Jesuit Garden. René Moawad Garden. Saint Nicolas Garden. Sioufi Garden.
C. Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium. Cardo Decumanus Crossing. Cinema Opera and Ezzeddine Building. Cisterns of the Roman Baths, Beirut. City Wall and Moat. Colonnaded Street. Crazy Horse (Beirut)