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Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. Greater Beirut is home to just under half of Lebanon's population, making it the twelfth-largest city in the Levant region and the sixteenth-largest in the Arab world. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coast. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
433,249 1
City-proper figure, 2017; the lead paragraph separately gives a Greater Beirut metropolitan population of about 2.4 million as of 2025.
Area (sq km)
19 1
Population Estimate Year
2017 1
Latitude
33.8981 degrees north 1
Longitude
35.5058 degrees east 1
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Associated With

Lebanon, Countries

Beirut is Lebanon's capital.

Source Beirut (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Lebanon, Countries

Beirut is Lebanon's capital.

Source Beirut (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Beirut (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section, first sentence
    Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon.
  • Infobox: population_total
    circa 433249
  • Infobox: population_as_of
    2017
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    19
  • Associated With: Lebanon, Lead section
  • Capital Of: Lebanon, Lead section, capital fact
    Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon.
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