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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.
1914: All foreign post offices were closed in Beirut. 1918: French military post was set up, followed by postal service for civilians. 1946: End of both services and launch of a design competition for the building of the "Hôtel des Postes et Télégraphes". 1975-1990: New building of the postal services was damaged during the Lebanese Civil War.
City Region Population Beirut: Beirut Governorate: 2,402,485 Tripoli: North Governorate: 229,398 Sidon: South Governorate: 163,554 Baalbek: Baalbek-Hermel Governorate
Dahieh (Arabic: الضاحية الجنوبية, lit. 'the southern suburb', French: Banlieue Sud de Beyrouth, Dâhiye de Beyrouth) is a predominantly Shia Muslim suburb in the south of Beirut, in the Baabda District of Lebanon. It has a minority of Sunni Muslims, Christians, and a Palestinian refugee camp with 20,000 inhabitants.
7,127,649 [1] Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport (Arabic: مطار رفيق الحريري الدولي بيروت, (previously known as Beirut International Airport) (IATA: BEY, ICAO: OLBA) is the only operational commercial airport in Lebanon. It is located in the Southern Suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from the ...
A 2013 stamp of Lebanon A German postal cover sent from the German postal office in Beirut on 14 May 1900 Beirut Ottoman Post Office 1900s. This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Lebanon, formerly known as Liban. Lebanon is a country in Western Asia on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea.
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.
Postal code: 5664. Dialing code +9617: ... BAU Debbiyeh Site is located 33 kilometers away from the university's main site in Beirut. The land has an area of ...