Beirut بيروت Bayrūt Beyrouth (French) | |
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Ceety | |
Coordinates: 33°53′13″N 35°30′47″E / 33.88694°N 35.51306°E | |
Kintra | Lebanon |
Govrenorate | Beirut, Caipital Ceety |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Bilal Hamad |
Area | |
• Ceety | 20 km2 (8 sq mi) |
• Urban | 100 km2 (40 sq mi) |
• Metro | 200 km2 (80 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Ceety | 750,000 |
• Urban | 1,900,000 |
• Metro | 2,250,000 ~ 3,000,000 |
Time zone | +2 |
• Summer (DST) | +3 |
Website | Ceety o Beirut |
Beirut (Arabic: بيروت, Bayrūt) is the caipital an lairgest ceety o Lebanon wi a population rangin frae some 1 million tae ower 2 million as o 2007. Locatit on a peninsulae at the midpoint o Lebanon's coastline wi the Mediterranean sea, it serves as the kintra's lairgest an main seaport, an an' a' forms the Beirut Metropolitan Aurie, which consists o the ceety an its suburbs. The first mention o this metropolis is foond in the ancient Egyptian Tell el Amarna letters, datin tae the 15t century BC, an the ceety haes been continuously inhabitit syne.
Beirut haulds Lebanon's seat o govrenment, an plays a central role in the Lebanese economy wi its ceety centre, Hamra, Verdun, an Ashrafieh-based corporate firms an banks. The ceety is the focal point o the kintra's cultural life, renouned for its press, theatres, cultural activities, an nichtlife. Efter the destructive Lebanese ceevil war, Beirut unnerwent major reconstruction,[1][2][3] an the redesigned historic ceety centre, marina, pubs an nichtlife destricts hae ance again rendered it a tourist attraction. Beirut wis named the top place tae visit in 2009 bi The New York Times.[4] It wis an aa leetit as ane o the ten liveliest ceeties in the warld bi Lonely Planet in 2009.[5]
Relatit page: Leet o twin touns an sister ceeties in Lebanon |
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