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Beirut (/ b eɪ ˈ r uː t / ⓘ, bay-ROOT; [4] Arabic: بيروت, romanized: Bayrūt ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of Lebanon.As of 2014, Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, just under half of Lebanon's population, [5] which makes it the fourth-largest city in the Levant region and the sixteenth-largest in the Arab world.
Beirut, located on the Mediterranean Sea, is the most populous city in Lebanon. Lebanon has witnessed a series of migration waves: over 1,800,000 people emigrated from the country in the 1975–2011 period. [ 295 ]
A Köppen climate classification map of Lebanon. Lebanon has a Mediterranean climate characterized by a long, hot, and dry summer, and a cool, rainy winter. [1] Fall is a transitional season with a lowering of temperature and little rain; spring occurs when the winter rains cause the vegetation to revive. [1]
The Embassy of the United States, Beirut is the diplomatic mission of the United States of America located in the capital city of Beirut, Lebanon.After the American embassy in Baghdad, the embassy is anticipated to grow to be the second-largest in the world and take up a 43 acres (17 ha) site.
Lebanon has a population of more than five million and an area of 10,452 square kilometres (4,036 sq mi). Beirut is the country's capital and largest city. Human habitation in Lebanon dates to 5000 BC. From 3200 to 539 BC, it was part of Phoenicia, a maritime empire that stretched the Mediterranean Basin.
The area of this governorate is 19.8 km 2 (without suburbs); despite its small size, it is considered the most important region in Lebanon because of its economic, political, cultural, and social activity. The governor of the Beirut Governate is Greek Orthodox according to tradition, while the mayor of the City of Beirut is Sunni Muslim. Beirut ...
Greater Beirut geographically stretches south to the Damour River in the Chouf District until it reaches the "Nahr al-Kalb" river in the Keserwan District in the north. It also comprises many towns and cities in the mountains in the Aley District , Baabda District and Metn District Districts, most notably being the cities of Baabda , Aley ...
Debbas Square in Beirut, 1967. After World War I and the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, Beirut, along with the rest of Lebanon, was placed under the French Mandate. Lebanon achieved independence in 1943, and Beirut became the capital city.