Beirut

Beirut - The City That Would Not Die

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Quick Facts

	Currency	Lebanese Pound (LBP)
	Language	Arabic & French
	Area	19.8km2
	Climate	Mediterranean


Summer:	Max - 90° F (32°C) \| Min - 57°F (14°C)
Winter:	Max - 68° F (20°C) \| Min - 50°F (10°C)

Also known as:	The Paris or Pearl of Middle East & Beyrouth
Famous for:	Nightlife & Conferences
Geographical Location:	On a point where narrow coastal plain projects into the Mediterranean Sea halfway along Lebanese coastline with Byblos & Tripoli to North and Sidon & Tyre to South, Middle East
Latitude, Longitude & Altitude:	33081'N, 35048'E & 63ft (above sea level)
Best time to visit:	Spring & Autumn (with extreme temperatures in summer & winter)
Neighbouring Cities:	Tripoli, Sidon, Tyre, Byblos & Juniyah
Means of Local Transport:	Buses & Taxisis

Overview
Beirut is the capital, largest city and chief seaport of Lebanon. The city was long ago discovered as a port on east west cross roads for trading and business purposes. Today also an important banking center with free currency ex-change, Beirut provide employment in trade, banking, construction, import-export and service industries.

A sense of life, energy and dynamism is echoed by the capital’s geographical position which makes the city a great promontory jutting into the blue sea with dramatic mountains rising behind it.

Beirut is a city of contrasts where the glitterati rub shoulders with the ghetto. Where liberally sprinkled cyber cafes, jazz clubs and opulent shopping district struggles to fit in with the endless stream of refugees disoriented by 17 years of civil war.

However, the city had undergone major reconstruction in recent years and despite the Israel-Lebanon conflict in 2006, the city regained its status as a tourist, cultural, intellectual and commercial center of Middle East. Therefore, the Ministry of Tourism aptly describes Beirut as “The City That Would Not Die”.

The Capital houses numerous international organizations including the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), the International Labour Organization (ILO) and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Besides its many advantages also make Beirut a natural venue for international, regional or local conferences and conventions along with some trade events.