Beirut, Lebanon Lebanon Last Updated: 06/26/2023 | |
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. As of 2014, Greater Beirut has a population of 2.4 million. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coast. Beirut has been inhabited for more than 5,000 years, and was one of Phoenicia's most prominent city states, making it one of the oldest cities in the world. | |
Raouche Rocks Place » Tourism Raouche Rocks is a residential and commercial neighborhood in Beirut, Lebanon. It is known for its upscale apartment buildings, numerous restaurants, and cliff-side cafés that line Avenue de Paris, which forms part of the Corniche Beirut. The corniche or the wide, seaside sidewalk of Avenue de Paris is popular on weekends and evenings where strollers and joggers crowd the pavements. 361 views 💖 1Raouche, Beirut, Lebanon | |
Mohammad Al Amin Mosque Place » Temple The Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque, also referred to as the Blue Mosque, is a Sunni Muslim mosque located in downtown Beirut, Lebanon. In the 19th century, a Zawiya (prayer corner) was built on this site. Decades of preparation to obtain sufficient land adjacent to the old Zawiya led finally to the building of the new mosque. It was inaugurated in 2008. 543 views 💖 12Beirut, Lebanon | |
National Museum of Beirut Place » Museum The National Museum of Beirut is the principal museum of archaeology in Lebanon. The collection begun after World War I. The museum has collections totaling about 100,000 objects, most of which are antiquities and medieval finds from excavations undertaken by the Directorate General of Antiquities. About 1300 artifacts are exhibited, ranging in date from prehistoric times to the medieval Mamluk period. 455 views 💖 5Museum St, Beirut, Lebanon | |
Ferdinand Food Drink » Bar Lounge Ferdinand is a craft cocktail bar with fresh Soul food kitchen. Crowded with intellectuals, foreigners, artists and students, this place is the dream place for people who are looking for a new scene. If you want to read a book, surf the web, have a bite, a drink or a shot while enjoying good music, Ferdinand is the place to be. 512 views 💖 2Mahatma Gandhi, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon |