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| بيروت Beyrouth | |
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| Coordinates: 33°53′13″N 35°30′47″E / 33.88694°N 35.51306°ECoordinates: 33°53′13″N 35°30′47″E / 33.88694°N 35.51306°E | |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Governorate | Beirut, Capital City |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bilal Hamad |
| Area | |
| • City | 20 km2 (8 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 100 km2 (40 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 200 km2 (80 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • City | 361,366 (UN) |
| • Urban | 1,900,000 |
| • Metro | 2,250,000 ~ 3,000,000 |
| Time zone | +2 |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
| Website | City of Beirut |
Beirut is the capital of Lebanon. It is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities of the world. It is on a hilly promontory on the eastern Mediterranean surrounded to the east by the snow-capped mountains of Lebanon. Before the civil war it was a cultural center of the Arab World, a major international financial, banking and media center and was called the Switzerland of the Middle East. It was called the Paris of the Middle East. view more...
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