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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.
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.
History of Beirut. View of the Beirut Peninsula, 2015. The earliest settlement of Beirut was on an island in the Beirut River, but the channel that separated it from the banks silted up and the island ceased to be. Excavations in the downtown area have unearthed layers of Phoenician, Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, Arab, Crusader, and Ottoman ...
This is a list of cities and towns in Lebanon [1] distributed according to district. There are total 1000 districts. 56.21% of the population lives in 19 cities and towns, which gives the average 2,158 people per town.
1938 – Al Akhbar newspaper begins publication. 1941 – Eastern Times newspaper begins publication. [3] 1942 – National Museum of Beirut opens. View of Beirut in 1950. 1943 – Beirut becomes capital city of independent Lebanon. 1946. Nicolas Rizk takes office as Governor of Beirut. Al-Hayat newspaper begins publication.
The new faith gained followers in the southern portion of Lebanon. The Maronites and the Druze divided Lebanon until the modern era. The major cities on the coast, Acre, Beirut, and others, were directly administered by Muslim Caliphs. As a result, the people became increasingly absorbed by Arabic culture.
Greater Beirut ( Arabic: بيروت الكبرى) is the urban agglomeration comprising the city of Beirut ( Beirut Governorate) and the adjacent municipalities over the Mount Lebanon Governorate. It does not constitute a single administrative unit. Greater Beirut geographically stretches south to the Damour River in the Chouf District until it ...
40,211 (2009) [1] Director. Anne-Marie Ofeish [2] The National Museum of Beirut (Arabic: متحف بيروت الوطنيّ, Matḥaf Bayrūt al-waṭanī) is the principal museum of archaeology in Lebanon. The collection begun after World War I, and the museum was officially opened in 1942. The museum has collections totaling about 100,000 ...