Beirut
Sign in to saveBeirut ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. As of 2025, Greater Beirut has a population of 2.4 million, just under half of Lebanon's population, which makes 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. Beirut has been inhabited for more than 5,000 years, making it one of the oldest cities in the world.
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Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population of about 2.4 million people as of 2025. The city has been continuously inhabited for over 5,000 years, making it one of the world's oldest cities, and it sits on Lebanon's Mediterranean coast.
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- Capital city and municipality
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- Berytus Nutrix Legum Beirut, mother of laws
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- Paris of the East
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- Etymology
- History
- Prehistory
- Phoenician period
- Hellenistic period
- Roman period
- Middle Ages
- Ottoman rule
- Vilayet of Beirut
- Modern era
- Capital of Lebanon
- Geography
- Climate
- Environmental issues
- Quarters and sectors
- Demographics
- Religion
- Languages
- Beirut Central District
- Economy
- Banking and finance
- Tourism
- Government
- International organisations
- Education
- Transportation
- Culture
- Museums
- Tourism
- Media
- Sports
- Art and fashion
- In art, literature, and popular culture
- Gallery
- Twin towns and sister cities
- Notable people
- Different historical spellings (1890)
- See also
- Bibliography
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Beirut ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. As of 2025, Greater Beirut has a population of 2.4 million, just under half of Lebanon's population, which makes 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. Beirut has been inhabited for more than 5,000 years, making it one of the oldest cities in the world.
Beirut is Lebanon's seat of government and plays a central role in the Lebanese economy, with many banks and corporations based in the city. Beirut is an important seaport for the country and region, and rated a Beta- World City by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. Beirut was severely damaged by the Lebanese Civil War, the 2006 Lebanon War, and the 2020 explosion in the Port of Beirut, and was subsequently rebuilt after each of these events. Its architectural and demographic structure underwent major change in recent decades.