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...