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Beirut

Western Asia

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
2,421,354 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 2
Founding Year
1500 BCE 3
Population Estimate Year
2017 2
Elevation (m)
0 1
Latitude
33.8981 degrees north 2
Longitude
35.5058 degrees east 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 5
Connections

Associated With

Lebanon, Countries

Beirut is Lebanon's capital.

Source Beirut (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Lebanon, Countries

Beirut is Lebanon's capital.

Source Beirut (Wikipedia)
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Origin Of

Fairuz

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Site Of

Court of Cassation of Lebanon

Also in Law Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Association des hautes juridictions de cassation des pays ayant en partage l'usage du francais: Cour de cassation du LibanContact block, Adresse
Quote, Contact block, Adresse
Palais de Justice Beyrouth
Sources
1. Beirut (Wikidata)
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 0 m
  • In Group: Cities of Western Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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2. 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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3. Wikidata: Beirut
  • Wikidata Q3820, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q3820 P1249, class allow-list match, knownqid pass (w-bbfill-geography5-0926)
    P1249 value year -1500
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 33.75, 35.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 33.75, 35.75
33.75 35.75 Csa
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5. GeoNames: Beirut - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 276781
Quote, cities500 record 276781
33.89332 35.50157 P PPLC LB 04 1916100 40 Asia/Beirut
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