Beirut

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Beirut is the capital of Lebanon. It is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities of the world. It is situated on a hilly promontory on the eastern Mediterranean surrounded to the east by the snow-capped mountains of Lebanon. It is the cultural center of the Arab World and a major international financial, banking and media center.

Contents 1 Gallery 2 References 3 Other websites 3.1 Media

[change] Gallery

Sunset in Beirut, Lebanon

View from bickfaya, Beirut, Lebanon

Beirut Downtown, Lebanon

[change] References

• Linda Jones Hall, Roman Berytus: Beirut in Late Antiquity, 2004.
• Samir Kassir, Histoire de Beyrouth, Fayard 2003.
• Richard Talbert, Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World, (ISBN 0-691-03169-X), p. 69.

[change] Other websites

• Official website of Beirut
• Downtown Beirut
• Discover Lebanon - Beirut photos and images, virtual tour, Allenby street, parliament, museum

• Beirut travel guide from Wikitravel

Government

• Informs.gov.lb, the Lebanese government portal for information and forms

Culture

• Musée National de Beyrouth, the national museum of Beirut
• Ministry of Culture

Education

• Ministry of Higher Studies (Arabic only)
• Lebanese University (French only)
• American University of Beirut
• Lebaneae American University
• Lebanese International University (Beirut)
• Haigazian University
• American University College of Science and Technology
• Beirut Arab University
• HaririCanadian University (HCU)

[change] Media

• Future Television (Al Mustaqbal), major source of Lebanese news
• Lebanese Broadcasting Company (LBC), major source of Lebanese news
• Al Manar TV, Hezbollah-run news channel