Beirut
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| Area | 19.8 km² |
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| Local time | Thursday 4:31 pm |
| Thursday 06:58 | |
| Area code | +961 |
| Colleges and universities | American University of Beirut |
| Neighborhoods | Beirut Central District |
| Hamra | |
| Achrafieh | |
| Current weather | www.weather.com |
| Demonym | Beiruti |
| Governor | Beirut |
| Iso 3166 code | LB-BA |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 634243 |
About Beirut
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. As of 2014, Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region and the thirteenth-largest in the Arab world. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coast.
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... Blatant attack Separately, reports said two Israeli surveillance drones had come down in the Lebanese capital, Beirut...
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