Beirut
Visited in October 2019
At a glance
- Country
- Lebanon
- Region
- Beirut Governorate
- Population
- 2.4 million
- Type
- Capital and largest city of Lebanon
- Coordinates
- 33.87°N, 35.49°E
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Overview
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.
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