Beirut
Beirut بيروت Bayrūt Beyrouth (French) | |||
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  Beirut Location in Lebanon. The surroondin destrict can be seen on the map. | |||
| 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 | ||
| Aurie | |||
| • 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 | ||
| Wabsteid | 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]
Internaitional relations[eedit | eedit soorce]
Twin touns – Sister ceeties[eedit | eedit soorce]
Beirut is twinned wi:
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ Reconstruction of Beirut, Macalester College
- ↑ Lebanon's Reconstruction: A Work in Progress, VOA News
- ↑ Beirut: Between Memory and Desire, Worldview
- ↑ Wise, Zach; Meek/, Miki (2009-01-11). "The 44 Places to Go in 2009 - Interactive Graphic". Beirut (Lebanon);Washington (DC);Galapagos Islands;Berlin (Germany);Las Vegas (Nev);Hawaii;Vienna (Austria);Doha (Qatar);Dakar (Senegal);Phuket (Thailand);Chicago (Ill);Dallas (Tex);Bhutan;Florida Keys;Rome (Italy);Cuba;Penang (Malaysia);Seychelles Islands;Florianopolis (Brazil);Copenhagen (Denmark);Monument Valley;Great Britain;Cologne (Germany);Reykjavik (Iceland);Red Sea;Egypt;Deauville (France);South Africa;India;Kazakhstan;Buffalo (NY);Madagascar;Tasmania (Australia);Stockholm (Sweden);Alaska;Pennsylvania;Zambia: NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
- ↑ "Beirut Travel Information and Travel Guide — Lebanon". Lonely Planet. 2009-03-24. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
- ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 "Twinning the Cities". City of Beirut. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
- ↑ "Isfahan, Beirut named sister cities". MNA. Retrieved 2007-05-02.
- ↑ "Sister Cities of Istanbul". Retrieved 2007-09-08.
- ↑ "Beirut, Lebanon". Lacity.org. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
- ↑ "Yerevan Municipality – Sister Cities". © 2005–2009 www.yerevan.am. Retrieved 2009-06-22. External link in
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