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Capital Beirut
Country: Lebanon
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xml version1.0 encodingutf-8 BeirutLocal TimeReadMy GuestbookSign My GuestbookSongMainInfoHolidaysGibranLinks The CapitalBeirut:Beirut, the capital of theLebanese Republic, has long been considered,by virtue of its strategic location, the crossroadsbetween the three continents of Asia,Africa and Europe, and the gateway tothe East. Its million inhabitants are a unique blendof the Eastern and Western cultures.Named Beroth, the city ofwells, by the Phoenicians. It is one of theoldest settlements of man as evidenced by relics fromthe prehistoric communities. In Phoeniciantimes, however, it was dwarfed by thrivingByblos, Sidon and Tyre. Whenoccupied by the Romans under the command ofPompey in 64 B.C., it entered the mostglorious period of its ancient history. In 15 B.C. itwas named Colonia Julia Augusta Felix Berythusand acquired the rights of a Roman city-state. Whatmost contributed to its fame, however, was itsSchool of Law which, under SeptimusSeverus (192 - 211 A.D.) excelled the Schools ofConstantinople and Athens and rivalledthat of Rome.Beirut retains to this day itsrole as a great cultural center with great impact onthe Middle Eastern region. Its 8 universities havegraduated a large number of the areas prime moversand shakers. Its newspapers and publications are readby thousands throughout the Middle East, andit remains the publishing center for the wholearea.It is a commercial, banking and financial center forthe region as a whole, with about 85 Lebanese andforeign banks, countless import-export companies,arbitrage and triangular trade operations and freeexchange market.The capital still has many touristicattractions to offer, among them the AmericanUniversity of Beirut Museum, the SursockMuseum, the Pigeons Grotto, many shoppingcenters and a large number of restaurants withsucculent menus from cuisines of the world as well aslocal Lebanese specialties.BeirutsUniversities: UL - Lebanese UniversityUSJ - Saint JosephUniversityAUB - AmericanUniversity of Beirut HU - Haigazian UniversityBAU - Beirut ArabUniversityUSE - Holy SpiritUniversityLAU - Lebanese AmericanUniversity GU - Global UniversityDesigned amp; compiled byEng. Ali KHADRA
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