Lebanese capital (beirut)

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Abdelrahman Abbas

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Lebanese capital (BEIRUT)
Foundation of Lebanese capital
Development of Beirut
Territory
Population
Places of interest

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Foundation of Beirut
Beirut is the capital of Lebanon, and has an
interesting history about it. For a long time, the
city has been thought of as both the gateway to
the East and the crossroads between Africa, Asia
and Europe due to its location. The city was
originally named Beroth (meaning the city of
wells) by the Phoenicians, but was seemingly
unimportant when compared to the successful
Byblos, Sidon and Tyre.
According to relics from prehistoric communities,
Beirut is possibly one of man’s oldest settlements.
Habitation was traced in Beirut since the Stone
Age, where the area of the city was two islands
forming the delta of the Beirut River. Once the
river silted up, the area became the land mass of
Beirut. Some of the earliest records of habitation
in Beirut date back to 1900 B.C., where there was
thought to be a Canaanite site.

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Development of Beirut
Education played a major role in giving Beirut
more fame, as its School of Law was better than
the Schools of Constantinople and Athens and
was on the same level as that of Rome. Beirut
began developing its own commercial and
military side. Large public buildings and
monuments were built, combined with a series of
baths, a number of markets and theaters many of
these are still available in modern-day Beirut. The
Ottomans took over for four centuries until 1918.
Because the Ottoman rule is based mainly on
economics, the local tax farmers gained the most
power this rule allowed Beirut to become more
and more important even today Beirut is still
developing at all professional levels, laws,
educational systems and many other fields. In
addition to that lebanons free trade policies and
geographical position helped a lot in development
of the city.

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Beirut today

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Territory
The reconstruction of the
Beirut Central District is a
major endeavor of historic
proportions. It covers a
total land area of
approximately 1.8 million
square meters including
608,000 square meters of
reclaimed land on the
seafront. Of the total area,
86. 3 hectares will consist
of SOLIDERE
development plots

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Population of the Lebanese capital

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Places of interest
Among many places to visit in Beirut city we
can list the most 4interesting ones.

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Pigeon Rocks, Raouche
Located in the sea by the
historical Raouche, the
Pigeon Rocks are a
Lebanese natural treasure.
In the area surrounding
the rocks, evidence of
ancient human existence
in Lebanon has been
found. Walk on Raouche’s
Corniche and marvel at
these amazing sights

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Roman Baths
Located in Downtown
Beirut, marvel at this
historical landmark.
The ruins haven’t been
functional as baths for
a long time, but it is
easy to imagine what
life in the Roman
Empire may have
looked like.

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Beit Ed-Dine Palace
Home to a museum and
an annual music festival,
this palace is worth your
time. Construction began
in 1788, and took 30 years.
Legend has it that the
prince had the architect’s
hands cut off so that the
palace could not be
duplicated. Visit this oneof-a-kind marvel, which
reflects a lot of what it
means to be Lebanese

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The National Museum of Beirut
The main archaeological
museum in Lebanon, the
National Museum is home
to many treasures. The
collection rearranges from
the prehistoric period
through the Roman period
and into the Arab era. The
museum itself is a marvel
as it was destroyed in the
civil war, and fully restored
in 2011.