Beirut (Arabic: بيروت Bayrūt; Biblical Hebrew: בְּאֵרוֹת Be'erot; Hebrew: ביירות Beirut; Latin: Berytus; French: Beyrouth; Turkish: Beyrut; Armenian: Պէյրութ Beyrut) is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. No recent population census has been done but in 2007 estimates ranged from slightly more than 1 million to slightly less than 2 million as part of Greater Beirut. Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coast, Beirut is the country's largest and main seaport.
Population: 1,916,100
Latitude: 33° 53' 20.18" N
Longitude: 35° 29' 39.91" E
Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium (Arabic: ملعب مدينة كميل شمعون الرياضية) is a multi-purpose stadium with a capacity of 47,799 seats, located in the Beer Hasan area of Beirut, Lebanon. It is the largest stadium in Lebanon. The stadium is current…
Brummana High School (BHS, Arabic: مدرسة برمانا الثانوية) is a private secondary school in Lebanon.
Jeita (also spelled Jaaita or Jaita; Arabic: جعيتا Jʿītā) is a Lebanese town located in the Keserwan District in the Mount Lebanon Governorate. The town is about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Beirut. It is famous for the Jeita Grotto which is a po…
Founded by Hiam Sakr of Ain Ebel, Lebanon, the American University of Science and Technology, in Beirut, Lebanon, an educational institute, was established on 21 March 1994 under the name of AUC (Decree # 4897), as an external degree program with th…
ABC Group or ABC department stores is one of the leading retailer in the Middle East with about 60000 sq m of retail space and 8 outlet stores. Having over 70 years of brand name recognition and over 1000 employees, it is one of the top Lebanese dep…
Saint George Maronite Cathedral (Arabic: كاتدرائية مار جرجس للموارنة) is the cathedral of the Maronite Archdiocese of the city of Beirut, Lebanon.
The Nahr al-Kalb (Arabic: نهر الكلب) (English literal translation is Dog River) is a river in Lebanon.
Bkerké (Arabic: بكركي also Bkerke or Bkirki) is the See of the Maronite Catholic Patriarchate, located 650 m above the bay of Jounieh in Lebanon.
Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, is home to two hippodromes, a historic one from the Roman era and a modern one that was built in the late 19th century.
Saifi Village is a residential upscale neighbourhood in Beirut, Lebanon. Saifi Village is located at the southeastern periphery of Centre Ville. The village is bordered by Rue Charles Debbas to the south, Rue George Haddad to the east, Rue Gouraud t…
Rabieh (Arabic: الرابية) is a suburban area on the northern edge of Greater Beirut, Lebanon, about 20 minutes driving distance from Beirut. It is located in the foothills of Mount Lebanon, on the road to Bikfaya. Rabieh saw its population increase …
Platinum Tower is a highrise residential building currently the tallest in Beirut, Lebanon.
Haret Hreik (Arabic: حارة حريك) is a mixed Shia and Maronite Christian town, in the Dahieh suburbs, south of Beirut, Lebanon. It is part of Baabda District. Once an agricultural village, Haret Hreik lost its rural identity due to the wave of refuge…
Established in 1996 following an intergovernmental agreement between France and Lebanon, ESA is a Business School dedicated to the education of executives and managers in Lebanon and the Middle East and managed by the Paris Ile-de-France Regional Ch…
Eastwood College is a private school in Lebanon. It operates two campuses on the outskirts of Beirut. The first campus, which opened in 1973, is located in Kafarshima, the second in Mansourieh.
The Beirut Marathon Association is a not-for-profit organization whose vision is to become the leading running expert organization in the Middle East. Its races are by far the biggest and most popular sports events in Lebanon. Attendance and partici…
The Basilian Chouerite Order of Saint John the Baptist is a religious order of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church. The Latin name of this order is Ordo Basilianus Sancti Iohannis Baptistae, the French name is Ordre Basilien Chouerite de St.
The Abraham River (Arabic: نهر ابراهيم, Nahr Ibrahim) also known as Adonis River, is a small river in the Mount Lebanon Governorate in Lebanon. It passes through the town of Nahr Ibrahim before emptying into the Mediterranean Sea. The city takes it…